Patent ID: 8695477

Claim:
A mechanism for use with an object, comprising: a lever assembly comprising a first extension leg and a second extension leg projecting at an angle to the first extension leg, the first extension leg having a first clamp member formed on one end, the second extension leg having a finger engaging groove formed on a surface adjacent one end thereof, the lever assembly further comprising a second clamp member structured to be attached to the first clamp member to form a two-part clamp, and further comprising a ledge formed on one of the first and second clamp members that cooperates with a second ledge on the other of the first and second clamp members to form a receptacle, and further comprising a set screw threadably engaged with one of the first and second clamp members to project into the receptacle formed by the first and second clamp members to bear against the object when the mechanism is attached to the object, the first clamp member having a stepped wall defining a longitudinally oriented shoulder, the stepped wall having a back wall and a front wall, the back wall having a length that is shorter than a length of the front wall so that when the second clamp member is attached to the first clamp member, an opening is left between a free edge of the back wall and the ledge of the first clamp member that opens into the receptacle, and the first and second clamp members are configured to define an opening having a closed front, an open top and open bottom, and two sidewalls, each sidewall having an arcuate top portion and arcuate bottom portion.