Patent ID: 6860179

Claim:
A clamp device comprising: a first member having a handle portion and a jaw portion; a second member having a handle portion and a jaw portion, wherein the handle portion and jaw portion of the second member define a notch extending from an inner surface of the handle portion of the second member at least partially into the jaw portion of the second member, the second member being formed as a single piece; a pivot pivotally coupling the first member and the second member intermediate their respective handle portion and jaw portion for opposed pivotal motion; the notch being proximate the pivot; an arcuate clamp bar having a first end coupled to the first member and a second end, an arc of the arcuate clamp bar being concentric with the pivot; and a brake lever having an end pivotally coupled to the second member at the notch, the end contacting the jaw portion of the second member, the brake lever having an aperture with the arcuate clamp bar extending therethrough, the brake lever movable laterally between a frictionally engaged position, frictionally engaging the arcuate clamp bar and a disengaged position.