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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Christopher Louis LA Mendola, Lloyd Harbor, NY (US);
Paul Hatch, Chicago, IL (US);
Kristian Buschmann, Chicago, IL (US);
Kevin R. Lovell, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Joseph R. Peters, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Christopher Louis La Mendola, Lloyd Harbor, NY (US);
Paul Hatch, Chicago, IL (US);
Kristian Buschmann, Chicago, IL (US);
Kevin R. Lovell, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Joseph R. Peters, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Christopher Louis La Mendola, Lloyd Harbor, NY (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a clamping device with an attached arm in which the act of opening the clamp makes the arm flexible and the act of closing the clamp makes the arm rigid. By operating in this manner, the present invention may allow a worker to position the arm (while flexible) in any number of different and easily attainable positions while also allowing the worker to secure a workpiece and immobilize the arm in a single step. In another embodiment of the present invention the arm can be made flexible independently of opening the clamp.