Patent ID: 7824132

Claim:
A clamp system for operatively connecting a vibratory device to a plurality of caissons defining at least first and second diameters, comprising: a structural member; first and second clamps supported by the structural member, where each of the first and second clamps comprises first and second lock systems, respectively, for fixing the first and second clamps relative to the structural member; a clamp displacement system comprising first and second drive pinions operatively connected to first and second clamp displacement motors supported by the structural member, a mechanical link assembly connected between the first and second clamp displacement motors and the first and second clamps; whereby operation of the first and second clamp displacement motors allows the first and second clamps to be remotely displaced relative to the structural member such that the first and second clamps are spaced along the structural member as appropriate for either of the first and second diameters; operation of the first and second locks systems fixes the first and second clamps relative to the structural member; and the mechanical link assembly comprises first and second rack members, where the first rack member is operatively connected between the first drive pinion and the first clamp, and the second rack member is operatively connected between the second drive pinion and the second clamp; and operation of the first and second clamp displacement motors causes the first and second drive pinions to displace the first and second rack members, respectively, and thereby displace the first and second clamps.