Patent ID: 8807551

Claim:
A clamping system including: (a) a clamping bar which extends in a longitudinal direction (x), in a lateral direction (y) at right angles to the longitudinal direction (x), and in a depth direction (z) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (x) and lateral direction (y); (b) a clamping block adapted to be positioned in a mounted position at a desired location along the longitudinal direction (x) on an upper surface of the clamping bar, the clamping block including a base body; (c) a swivel element pivotally mounted on the base body so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation relative to the base body between an engagement position and a removal position; (d) a clamping lever mounted on the swivel element which, when the swivel element is in the engagement position and the clamping block is in the mounted position, is positionable in a clamped position to exert a clamping force with a first lever segment of the clamping lever on a portion of the clamping bar so as to force at least a portion of the clamping block against the upper surface of the clamping bar to clamp the clamping block to the clamping bar; and (e) wherein moving the swivel element to the removal position places the first lever segment outside of the lateral extent of the clamping bar in the lateral direction (y) so that the clamping block is movable in the depth direction (z) away from the upper surface of the clamping bar.