Patent ID: 8621736

Claim:
An alignment clamp assembly comprising: an upper jaw, said upper jaw having a planar end portion; a lower jaw pivotally coupled to said upper jaw, said lower jaw having a planar end surface, said lower jaw being pivotable to position said end portion of said upper jaw against said end surface of said lower jaw; a pin coupled to one of said upper jaw and said lower jaw, said pin having a main portion, said main portion of said pin having a circular cross-section, said main portion having a flat outer face relative to said one of said upper jaw and said lower jaw; a cavity being positioned in one of said upper jaw and said lower jaw opposite said pin whereby said pin extends into said cavity transverse to said end portion of said upper jaw and said end surface of said lower jaw when said end portion of said upper jaw is positioned against said end surface of said lower jaw, said cavity having a planar outer edge, said cavity having an interior edge positioned within said one of said upper jaw and said lower jaw, said interior edge defining a closed end of said cavity within said one of said upper jaw and said lower jaw; and a locking mechanism operationally coupled to said upper jaw and said lower jaw whereby said end portion of said upper jaw is held in a static position relative to said end surface of said lower jaw by said locking mechanism.