Patent ID: 8061699

Claim:
A clamping system, the system including a support platform upon which an item to be clamped can locate, a clamping assembly selectively movable to a closed position relative to the support platform, with at least two clamping arrangements being provided on the clamping assembly, each clamping arrangement including a pair of engagement members mounted on a pivotally mounted arm either side of the pivotal mounting of said arm, such that the engagement members are engageable when the assembly is in a closed position with item on the support platform to be clamped, and the arm can pivot as required relative to the item, to accommodate differences in shape in the item, whilst providing a substantially equal clamping force by both engagement members, wherein at least a pair of clamping arrangements are pivotally mounted to a beam member either side of a location where the beam member is pivotally mounted to the clamping assembly.