Patent ID: 8403283

Claim:
A clamping device for attaching an escalator barricade to the escalator balustrade comprising: a) a first clamp half comprising a horizontal body portion having a first end and second end having a clamping arm mounted on a top portion of the first end and a handle portion mounted on a bottom portion of the first end there being a longitudinal slot through the horizontal body portion from about the first end to the second end and a longitudinal groove positioned beneath the longitudinal slot on a face of the horizontal body and having a series of stop ridges positioned along the groove; b) a second clamp half comprising a horizontal body portion having a first and second end and having a clamping arm mounted on a top portion of the second end and a handle portion mounted on a bottom portion of the second end there being a plurality of posts on a face of the horizontal body for engaging the first clamp half slot and sliding therethrough; and c) a locking lever actuator for positioning between the first clamp half horizontal body face and the second clamp half horizontal body face such that it engages the series of stop ridges for adjusting the distance between the clamping arms in a locking adjustable manner.