Patent ID: 8573576
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: B25B,F16B

Abstract:
1. A clamp for holding an object, comprising: a frame, said frame having a first side and a second side opposite said first side, said first side having a first frame hole, said second side having a second frame hole; a first arm having a first front end, a first back end, and a first arm hole between said first front end and said first back end, said first arm being attached to said frame by a first attachment mechanism passing through said first frame hole, said first arm hole, and said second frame hole, said first arm pivoting relative to said frame about said first attachment mechanism and a first axis; and a second arm having a second front end and a second back end, said pivoting of said first arm relative to said frame enabling said first front end and said second front end to have a first spacing apart corresponding to a closed clamp state and a second spacing apart corresponding to an open clamp state, wherein pressing an object against an outside portion of said first front end results in said first arm pivoting to a first position corresponding to said open clamp state enabling said clamp to receive said object until said object presses against said first back end that results in said first arm pivoting to a second position corresponding to said closed clamp state; and at least one of a first compression spring mounted between said frame and said first arm at a location between said first axis and said first front end or a second compression spring mounted between said frame and said first arm at a location between said first axis and said first back end.