Container clamping and holding arrangement for moving containers, such as bottles, cans, and similar containers, for holding products, such as beverages

A container clamp arrangement configured to clamp and hold containers comprising:

• a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion, each comprising:
• a clamp arm, a control arm, and a connecting structure disposed between said clamp arm and said control arm;
• said connecting structures being configured to permit said clamp portions to be pivotably mounted on a carrier structure;
• a biasing arrangement comprising a first angled lever and a second angled lever, each being connected to said control arms;
• each of said first and second angled levers comprises two arm portions disposed at an angle to one another;
• said angled levers being configured and disposed to exert a biasing force on said control arms to press said control arms apart from one another and thus press said clamp arms toward one another;
• said biasing arrangement comprising a resilient connecting arrangement being configured and disposed to connect said first angled lever and said second angled lever;
• and
• said resilient connecting arrangement being configured to be temporarily deformed upon movement of said clamp arms apart to generate an increased pressing force on said angled levers, and thus increase said biasing force on said control arms and increase a clamping force on a container disposed between said clamp arms.