Patent ID: 8720841

Claim:
A clamp assembly, comprising: a base member, wherein the base member comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, and wherein at least one of the top and bottom surfaces is adapted for fixed or releasable association with a substrate, a first support arm, wherein the first support arm comprises an inner surface and an outer surface, and wherein the first support arm is displaceable along a first axis (X), a second support arm, wherein the second support arm comprises an inner surface and an outer surface, and wherein the second support arm is displaceable along the same first axis (X) as the first support arm, wherein the first and second support arms are biased such that the inner surfaces of the first and second support arms contact each other at a first contact point, wherein two sidewalls extend perpendicularly from the top surface of the base member, wherein the two sidewalls are spaced apart from one another to define a slot that is sized to receive at least a portion of each of the first and second support arms therein, and further wherein the first support arm and the second support arm each contact the two sidewalls, wherein each of the first and second support arms are pivotally connected to the sidewalls, and a first compression spring which contacts the first support arm and a second compression spring which contacts the second support arm, wherein the first and second compression springs bias the first and second support arms inwardly towards one another, and wherein the first and second compression springs contact the top surface of the base member.