Auto body clamp

An automobile body clamp, comprising, in combination:

• (a) first and second plates attachable to a pulling device, the plates being disposed in an adjacent relation;
• (b) jaw means mounted on at least one of the plates for gripping sheet material arranged between the plates;
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• (c) clamp means arranged engaging the first and second plates for selectively drawing the plates together at the jaw means, the clamp means including each of the plates being provided with a through hole mating with the hole provided in the other of the plates, and an adjustable fastener arranged in the holes for selectively drawing the plates toward one another, and the clamp means further including fulcrum and attachment means for permitting attachment of the plates to a pulling device while simultaneously forming a fulcrum about which the plates pivot under the influence of the adjustable fastener, with the attachment means including each of the plates being provided with a recess disposed opposite the recess provided in the other of the plates, the holes provided in the plates being arranged between the teeth and the recesses, a ball movably arranged in the recesses, and a tongue connectible to a pulling device and provided with a through opening, the ball being disposed in the opening and mounting the tongue for swivel movement, the recesses being provided with opposed inclines which function as cam surfaces causing the plates to widen at the associated end thereof when a pull on the tongue causes the ball to roll up the inclines.