Patent ID: 8689599

Claim:
A tool comprising: a clamp base having an opening; a first jaw coupled to the clamp base with a first linkage, the first jaw comprising a first generally semi-cylindrical portion having a first curvilinear support surface, the first curvilinear support surface extending between a top end and a bottom end and shaped to complement a selected generally tubular workpiece; a second jaw coupled to the clamp base with a second linkage, the second jaw comprising a second generally semi-cylindrical portion having a second curvilinear support surface, the second curvilinear support surface extending between a top end and a bottom end and shaped to complement a selected generally tubular workpiece; an operating mechanism carried by the clamp base and operably coupled to the first and second jaws via one or more adjusting links; a programmable logic controller; and a junction box carried by the clamp base and operably connected to the controller; wherein the one or more adjusting links are coupled at a first end to either or both of the first and second jaws and at a second end to the operating mechanism; and wherein the first and second jaws are adapted to move, under force of the adjusting links, within the opening between an open position in which the bottom ends of the first and second jaws are spaced apart to a closed position in which said bottom ends are abutting.