Patent ID: 7421776

Claim:
A clamp for attaching a stator bar clip to an end of a stator bar, said clamp comprising: an anchor adapted to fit into an open end of the clip; a bracket including a first leg extending radially from the anchor and a second leg substantially perpendicular to the first leg, wherein the second leg further comprises a distal end having a pivot point; at least one alignment post on an inside surface of the second leg; a lever arm pivotably attached to the pivot point on the second leg of the bracket, the lever arm further comprising a lip on a first end of the arm and adapted to releasably engage an edge of a cover to clip, and an adjustment screw threaded through the lever arm and having a first screw end abutting an outside surface of the second leg of the bracket, wherein turning the screw pivots the lever arm and moves the lip towards or away from the cover.