Patent ID: 7883078

Claim:
A clamp ( 10 ), comprising: a first member ( 90 ) and a second member ( 100 ); and a means to linearly displace said first member ( 90 ) and said second member ( 100 ) away from, and toward each other in unison wherein said means to linearly displace include a base ( 130 ) secured immediately below and adjacent to said housing ( 20 ), said base ( 130 ) having a top side ( 132 ) extending inwardly with respect to said side ( 114 ) to define a channel therein; said first member ( 90 ) and said second member ( 100 ) slidably displaced within said channel; said first member ( 90 ) having a first member pin receiving aperture ( 95 ) therein, said second member ( 100 ) having a second member pin receiving aperture ( 105 ) therein; a guide pin ( 80 ) disposed at one end in said first member pin receiving aperture ( 95 ) and said guide pin ( 80 ) having another portion that is disposed in a first cam ( 50 ) of a neck ( 30 ); another guide pin ( 80 ) disposed at one end in said second member pin receiving aperture ( 105 ) and said other guide pin ( 80 ) having another portion that is disposed a second cam ( 60 ) in a neck ( 30 ); and a biasing device ( 120 ) to bias said first member ( 90 ) and said second member ( 100 ) away from each other, linearly, within said channel.