Patent ID: 7520007

Claim:
A clamp for securing to a rail of a patient support apparatus, the clamp comprising a first jaw adapted to be placed on the rail, a second jaw coupled to the first jaw for pivoting movement relative to the first jaw about a first axis between a first position and a second position, a resilient member that is forced against the rail in response to the second jaw being moved from the first position to the second position, the resilient member engaging the rail with sufficient force to inhibit movement of the clamp along the rail when the second jaw is in the second position, and a latch coupled to the second jaw for pivoting movement relative to the second jaw about a second axis between a latched position in which the second jaw is latched in the second position relative to the first jaw and an unlatched position in which the second jaw is movable between the first and second positions, the second axis being spaced from and substantially parallel with the first axis.