Patent ID: 7717900

Claim:
A clamp for securing at least one tube, comprising: a first end piece and a second end piece, wherein each end piece has a top portion and a bottom portion, and wherein the first and second end pieces are positioned in axially opposed relationship to each other; a first set of locking members comprising a first locking member rotatably coupled to and extending from the top portion of the first end piece and a second locking member rotatably coupled to and extending from the top portion of the second end piece; a second set of locking members comprising a first locking member rotatably coupled to and extending from the bottom portion of the first end piece and a second locking member rotatably coupled to and extending from the bottom portion of the second end piece; a first means for rotatably coupling the first locking member and the second locking member of the first set of locking members; a second means for rotatably coupling the first locking member and the second locking member of the second set of locking members; an outer tube mounted to and extending therebetween the respective first and second end pieces; wherein, the first and second sets of locking members are configured for selective axial movement between a locked position, in which the respective first and second end pieces are positioned axially apart at a maximum distance, and an unlocked position, in which the respective first and second end pieces are positioned axially apart at a distance less than the maximum distance, and wherein, in the locked position, the outer tube has an inner diameter that is less than the inner diameter of the outer tube in the unlocked position.