Dock clamp apparatus

In combination with a dock support structure for supporting a dock section at an adjusted height which includes at least a pair of post members slidable in the axial direction within corresponding sleeve members attached to either side of said dock section, the outer wall of said post members being in close proximity with the inner wall of said sleeve members when said members are centered on one another, a dock clamp for securing said post members to corresponding sleeve members at said adjusted height, comprising:

• (a) prong means for insertion at opposing ends and at one side of one of said sleeve members between the inner wall of said sleeve member and the outer wall of a corresponding post member, said prong means being constructed so as to apply a radial force to said inner and outer walls in a direction that drives said walls together at the side opposite to said one side in response to an applied axial force, and
• (b) further means for applying an axial force to said prong means, whereby the application of sufficient axial force provides a fixed frictional coupling between corresponding post and sleeve members.