Patent ID: 7373862

Claim:
A clamp device, comprising a handle assembly, having a first handle portion and a second handle portion, said handle portions suitably adapted to be held and manipulated by a human hand; and a clamping assembly attached to and actuated by the handle assembly to an opened position or a closed position, said clamping assembly having a first jaw portion having a clamping end distal to the handle assembly, a second jaw portion having a clamping end distal to the handle assembly, and a first clamping member, said first clamping member removably attached to the clamping end of the first jaw portion by a first attachment component, with said first clamping member suitably adapted to engage with a work piece; wherein the first clamping member comprises a ball joint which allows the first clamping member to swivel in multiple directions relative to the clamping end of the first jaw portion of the clamping assembly when the clamping assembly is in the opened position, and the first clamping member comprises a pair of knurls integrated with the ball joint to cause the ball joint to lock in place when the clamping assembly is in the closed position, such that the first clamping member remains stationary relative to the clamping end of the first jaw portion of the clamping assembly when the clamping assembly is in the closed position; whereby the closed position of the clamping assembly comprises a relative orientation of the first clamping member with the clamping end of the second jaw portion in which said clamping member and clamping end of the second jaw portion are sufficiently engaged with a work piece to hold the work piece securely within the clamp device or to hold the clamp device securely to the work piece, and the opened position of the clamping assembly comprises a relative orientation of the first clamping member with the clamping end of the second jaw portion in which said clamping member and clamping end of the second jaw portion are sufficiently disengaged from a work piece to permit removal of the work piece from the clamp device or to permit removal of the clamp device from the work piece.