Patent ID: 8469343

Claim:
A platform assembly for clamping comprising: a platform; a first track mounted to a first mounting surface in a first recess which extends along a first edge of the platform; a second track mounted to a second mounting surface of the platform along a second edge of the platform; a clamp moveably mounted in the first track; said clamp having a hand-operated handle adjacent a first end, a clamp arm adjacent a second end, and a block; said clamp arm having a clamp face pivotably connected to the second end; wherein the clamp arm extends outwardly from the hand-operated handle, such that the clamp arm extends over the platform and engages a workpiece to clamp the workpiece against a clamping surface of the platform; wherein a spring is connected to the clamp arm and the hand-operated handle and wherein the hand-operated handle and spring are configured to bias the clamp arm in a closed or open position.