Patent ID: 8561973
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: E05C

Abstract:
1. A clamp for clamping a work piece to a fixture, comprising: a base for mounting to the fixture; a handle having an arm portion with a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface nearer than the top surface to the base in a clamped position, the handle having a pivotal connection to the base; a holding member for clamping the work piece to the fixture, the holding member pivotally connected to the handle; and a latch pivotally connected to the handle having a first end portion positioned below the bottom surface of the arm portion and a second user manipulation end portion positioned above the top surface of the arm portion, the first end portion is engaged with the base for locking the holding member and becomes disengaged from the base by a user directly contacting the second user manipulation end portion above the top surface of the arm portion and moving the second user manipulation end portion in a direction generally away from the top surface of the arm portion of the handle.