Patent ID: 8671530

Claim:
A quick release clamp comprising: a first barrel half having a first edge and a second edge; a second barrel half having a third edge and a fourth edge; a hinge pin pivotally coupling said first edge of said first barrel half with said third edge of said second barrel half; a spring element coupled with said hinge pin, said spring element having a first spring end in contact with said first barrel half at said first edge and a second spring end in contact with said second barrel half at said third edge, said spring element imposing force on said first and second barrel halves to bias said second edge of said first barrel half away from said fourth edge of said second barrel half; and a handle having an extension portion coupled with said hinge pin and a base for abutting an outer contact surface of each of said first and second barrel halves to compel said second edge of said first barrel half toward said fourth edge of said second barrel half in opposition to said force, wherein said outer contact surface of said each of said first and second barrel halves comprises a planar face arranged approximately tangential to said each of said first and second barrel halves, and said base of said handle is in abutment with said planar face when said clamp is in a closed position.