Patent ID: 7487942

Claim:
A pipe clamp apparatus for clamping objects, the apparatus adapted to rest upon a surface, the apparatus comprising: (a) a first support having a hook portion allowing the apparatus to be suspended therefrom; (b) a second support; (c) an elongated body secured to the first support and slidably engaging the second support; (d) each of the first support and second support having a base, wherein each base comprises a first portion having a bottom surface and a second portion engaging the elongated body, the first portion of one of the first and second supports being wider than the second portion, and one of the first support and second support having sides tapering substantially continuously from the bottom surface to the elongated body; (e) a movable clamping member; (f) a screw threadably engaged to the clamping member and moving the clamping member toward or away from the second support, and (g) a handle attached to the screw at a distance from the base.