Patent ID: 7984742

Claim:
A panel clamping assembly of the type for edge-gluing wooden boards and the like, said assembly comprising: at least one pair of platens spaced apart from one another and each having a leading edge, said leading edges of said platens lying in a common plane; a press bar associated with each of said platens and independently movable toward and away therefrom, and each said press bar including a leading edge generally parallel to and opposing said leading edge of said associated platen for creating an elongated compression nip region therebetween; a bar clamp disposed alongside said pair of platens, said bar clamp having an elongated shaft extending between upper and lower ends thereof, a head stock affixed to said upper end of said shaft, and a tail stock slideably disposed along said shaft between said lower end and said head stock; and a clamp saddle fixed relative to said pair of platens and configured to removeably receive said head stock of said bar clamp.