Patent ID: 7661574

Claim:
A clamping means support mounted to and providing support to a clamping means of an orbital tube welder, preventing substantial movement between a first tube and a second tube held in abutment within said clamping means, comprising: a first clasp side having a first mounting leg, a first engaging leg substantially parallel to said first mounting leg, and a first web extending substantially normal between said first mounting leg and said first engaging leg, a first engaging notch being defined by said first mounting leg, said first engaging leg, and said first web; a second clasp, said second clasp having a second mounting leg, a second engaging leg substantially parallel to said second mounting leg, and a second web extending substantially normal between said second mounting leg and said second engaging leg, a second engaging notch being defined by said second mounting leg, said second engaging leg, and said second web; said first mounting leg of said first clasp is fixed to said swiveling first top side and configured to extend into said space, and said second mounting leg of said second clasp is fixed to a said swiveling second top side and configured to extend into said space, said second clasp being mounted in an inverted relationship to said right first clasp; when said swiveling first top side and said swiveling second top side are in a closed configuration, said first engaging leg intermeshes within said second engaging notch, and said second engaging leg intermeshes within said first engaging notch, the intermeshing occurring between the first and second mounting legs, substantially preventing lateral and angular movement of said swiveling first top side and said swiveling second top side of said clamping means, relative one to the other; said first clasp being configured to interlock with said second clasp in said closed configuration and being configured to permit the selective opening of either side, without substantial disassembly and rearrangement of parts.