Patent ID: 7314331

Claim:
A clamping apparatus, comprising: a roller locking mechanism including a handle and a roller rotatably attached to the handle; a clamping assembly including a first clamping member; and a shaft member for coupling the roller locking mechanism with the first clamping member, wherein the handle includes a stationary jaw having a recess formed therein for receiving the roller and the roller has a channel disposed into the peripheral edge of the roller, the stationary jaw including an opening which extends to the recess formed therein and a pin adapted to fit within the opening in the stationary jaw and having an end which is engagable within the channel formed on the roller to maintain the roller rotatably mounted within the recess, and a second stationary jaw having a recess formed therein for receiving a second roller, the second roller having a channel disposed into the peripheral edge of the second roller, the second stationary jaw including an opening which extends to the recess formed therein and a pin adapted to fit within the opening in the second stationary jaw and having an end which is engagable within the channel formed on the second roller to maintain the second roller rotatably mounted within the recess.