Patent ID: 8006711

Claim:
A trekking pole clamp apparatus, comprising: a single-piece base portion defining an adjustable size aperture; an adjustable clamping lever mounted to the base portion, the adjustable clamping lever including first and second link portions, the first link portion having a first end connected to the base member and pivotable relative to the base member about a first pivot axis, and a second end connected to the second link portion and pivotable relative to the second link portion about a second pivot axis, the second link portion having a pivot end that contacts the base member at a pivot surface and an actuator end that is engageable by a user to move the adjustable clamping lever between a latched position and an unlatched position; wherein the first link portion having a length that is adjustable for adjustably clamping the base portion to a trekking pole, the adjustable clamping lever being rotatable from the unlatched position, through a top dead center pivot point, and into the latched position to fix an adjusted position of the trekking pole.