Patent ID: 7299668

Claim:
A clamp to be used in combination with a lock for locking an article, comprising: a lower clamp member having a lower abutment plate, a wall projecting upwardly from said lower abutment plate, and a lock-mounting hole extending through said wall and adapted to receive the lock; an upper clamp member having an upper abutment plate, and at least one leg extending downwardly from said upper abutment plate and overlapping said wall; and a fastening unit fastening said leg to said wall so that said lower and upper abutment plates define a clamping space therebetween, wherein said lower clamp member further has at least one insert hole disposed in said wall, said leg being movably inserted into said insert hole, said wall having an inner side facing said clamping space and an outer side opposite to said inner side, said lock-mounting hole extending through said inner and outer sides, and wherein said fastening unit includes at least one fastener-receiving hole formed in said wall and having one end extending through said inner side and another end connected to said insert hole, and a fastener extending into said insert hole through said fastener-receiving hole to engage said leg.