Patent ID: 8387963

Claim:
A clamp, to be securely clamped to an object, comprising: (a) a clamp mechanism including a fixed clamp plate and a movable clamp plate pivotally secured together for movement towards and away from each other; (b) an operating handle pivotally carried by said movable clamp plate; (c) said operating handle pivotally mounted for movement between a first disposition and a second disposition and including a cam surface; (d) said fixed clamp plate including a pair of spaced ears to which a medical device may be secured; (e) said fixed clamp plate including cam rollers disposed for co-action with said cam surface of said operating handle; and (f) an over-center toggle-type spring mechanism interconnecting said operating handle and said fixed clamp plate such that: in said first disposition of said operating handle said movable clamp plate and said fixed clamp plate are spaced from each other by a first predetermined amount wherein said clamp mechanism may be applied to an object to which said clamp mechanism is to be securely clamped; and in said second disposition of said operating handle said movable clamp plate and said fixed clamp plate are moved toward each other until they are spaced from each other by a second predetermined amount wherein said clamp mechanism, if and when applied to the object, will be securely clamped to the object.