Patent ID: 8910928

Claim:
A clamping assembly comprising: a) a clamp body having an interior region for receiving a structure to be clamped, the clamp body comprising first and second generally L-shaped clamp portions, the first and second clamp portions are adjustably interconnected to form a generally U-shaped clamp body of variable width; b) at least one clamping hammer disposed within the interior region of the clamp body, the clamping hammer is hingedly secured to the clamp body along the longitudinal axis thereof; c) at least one adjustment screw extending through the clamp body and adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer so as to cause it to pivot about its longitudinal axis, the adjustment screw extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the clamping hammer; and d) at least one locking screw adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer to prevent pivoting of the same whereby a standing seam or other structure to be clamped that is received within the clamp body may be tightly clamped by the clamping hammer under action of the adjustment screw and locked into place by the locking screw.