Patent ID: 7938374

Claim:
A portable clamping device that attaches to an object, vertical or horizontal, temporarily securing another object, comprising: an elongated stem, generally having two ends; an arm including a first arm hingedly connecting to a second arm, said second arm connecting to an end of said stem whereby said arm is generally perpendicular to said stem, said first arm and said second arm holding fast another object placed within said first arm and said second arm; a flexible elongated member having two ends, one end fixed to said stem opposite where said arm connects to said stem and a free end opposite said fixed end, said free end passing around the object and returning to said fixed end for securement upon said stem; said stem having a releasable device upon one end for attaching said fixed end of said elongated member and for receiving said free end of said elongated member and an aperture opposite said releasable device and extending through said stem; said aperture having a stay slot therethrough generally parallel to said releasable device and perpendicular to the length of said stem, said aperture receiving said arm; and, at least one pin, said pin locating in said stay slot securing said arm within said aperture.