Patent ID: 7011085

Claim:
A clamp suitable for masonry work comprising: a first fence including a first workpiece bearing surface; a second fence including a second workpiece bearing surface positioned in a laterally spaced relation to said first fence; a clamp operating device operable to transition at least one of said first and second fences between a released position and a clamp engaged position wherein; said released position is defined by a first lateral spacing between said first and second fences sufficient to insert a workpiece therebetween; and said clamp engaged position is defined by a second lateral spacing between said first and second fences such that when said workpiece is inserted between said first and second fences and said clamp operating device is in said clamp engaged position, said workpiece is clamped by said first and second workpiece bearing surfaces; a third fence including a third workpiece bearing surface movable laterally between said first and second workpiece bearing surfaces such that when said clamp operating device is in said clamp engaged position and said workpiece is positioned between said first and second fences, said third workpiece bearing surface contacts said workpiece; and a measuring device mounted proximate to a select one of said first and second fences, said measuring device selectively repositionable over said workpiece and adapted to allow at least one of a measurement and a marking of a cut line of said workpiece.