Patent ID: 8240648

Claim:
A method for clamping an object to a first surface, the method comprising: placing a first side of said object adjacent said first surface, placing a clamping element between a second side of said object and a second surface, said clamping element including a wedging element having a plurality of wedges and a first spring beam and a second spring beam, displacing said wedging element along a length of said first spring beam and said second spring beam such that said wedging element bears against said first spring beam and said second spring beam, wherein displacing said wedging element relative to said first spring beam and said second spring beam biases said first spring beam and said second spring beam generally orthogonal to the direction of displacement of said wedging element and toward said second side of said object and said second surface such that said object is subject to a compressive force generated between said clamping element and said first surface.