Patent ID: 7926394

Claim:
An offset force clamp for holding a workpiece to a table formed with a plurality of openings, the clamp comprising: a. a fixed handle; b. a pivoted handle; c. a substantially planar base jaw formed with a central column sized for being passed through one of the plurality of openings in the table, the base jaw having an upper cross bar connected in substantially perpendicular relation to a proximal end of the central column and having a lower cross bar connected in substantially perpendicular relation to a distal end of the central column, the base jaw configured for removably engaging a bottom surface of the table, a proximal end of the base jaw being rigidly mounted to the fixed handle; and d. an elongate upper jaw for holding the workpiece, the elongate upper jaw pivotably mounted to the fixed handle and pivotably connected to the pivoted handle; e. wherein the elongate upper jaw extends a distance outwardly perpendicular from the plane of the planar base jaw to apply an offset force for holding the workpiece to the table.