Patent ID: 7392569

Claim:
A clamping apparatus, comprising: a top member comprising a first top end and a second top end, wherein the first top end comprises a protrusion extending therefrom and the second top end comprises a opening; a bottom member comprising a first curved end, a second curved end, a first bottom end and a second bottom end, the second bottom end is configured to be detachably mated to the second top end and the first bottom end is releasably attached to a top planar end of the top member, wherein the bottom member further comprises: a slot located at the first bottom end, wherein the slot is configured to be mated with the protrusion; and a flanged end extending from the second bottom end that is adapted to mate with the opening of the second top end, and a housing adapted to receive both the first top end of the top member and the first bottom end of the bottom member.