Patent ID: 7703256

Claim:
A clamp and panel assembly, comprising: a panel assembly comprising a plurality of interconnected panels comprising a plurality of base sections and a plurality of ribs, wherein said plurality of base sections comprises first and second base sections, wherein said plurality of ribs are disposed in spaced relation and comprise a first rib disposed between said first and second base sections, wherein said first rib comprises a first sidewall that extends away from said first base section, as well as a second sidewall that extends away from said second base section; and a clamp mounted on said first rib and comprising: a first clamping member that engages said first sidewall of said first rib and that also extends beyond said first rib, wherein said first clamping member comprises a mounting flange in the form of a cantilever; an attachment mounting fastener threadably engaged with said mounting flange; a second clamping member that engages said second sidewall of said first rib and that also extends beyond said first rib, wherein said second clamping member is pivotable relative to said first clamping member, and wherein a first end of said second clamping member engages an underside of said mounting flange; and a first fastener located beyond said first rib, associated with each of said first and second clamping members, and in addition to said attachment mounting fastener, wherein activation of said first fastener causes said second clamping member to pivot relative to said first clamping member at least generally about said first end such that said first and second clamping members each exert at least an inwardly-directed force on said first rib.