Patent ID: 8079610

Claim:
A clamp system for securing and unsecuring a seat post, comprising: a ring clamp comprising a first opening configured to receive a seat tube, wherein the seat post is configured to slide into the seat tube, a second opening at one end of the ring clamp and perpendicular to the first opening, and an inwardly curved surface at the one end; a shaft configured to fit into the second opening of the ring clamp; a pin having an opening configured to engage a first end of the shaft; a first lever having a cam surface and an opening on one end and a lever portion on an opposite end, wherein the opening engages a first portion of the pin; and a second lever having a cam surface and an opening on one end and a lever portion on an opposite end, wherein the opening of the second lever engages a second portion of the pin, wherein the inwardly curved surface of the ring clamp engages the cam surfaces of the first and second levers, and wherein the first and second levers are independently rotatable about the pin and with respect to each other to move the ring clamp for securing or unsecuring the seat post and the seat tube.