Clamp assembly and method for installing the assembly

A method for installing a clamp assembly and securing a structural member to a supporting surface, said clamp assembly including a main body member having a plurality of openings, means for connecting said main body member and said structural member together at a first and second location, allowing relative sliding and pivotal adjustment between said main body member and said structural member at said first and second locations and locking said main body member and said structural member together after the adjustment, and second securing means for anchoring said main body member to the supporting surface, said method comprising the steps of:

• connecting said main body member and said structural member together;
• placing said main body member on said supporting surface;
• adjusting the distance between said supporting surface and the structural member at said first location;
• adjusting the distance between the supporting surface and the structural member at said second location, locking said body member and said structural member together, using the main body member as a template to form openings in the supporting surface through the openings in said main body member, anchoring said main body member to said supporting surface.

A clamp assembly for securing a structural member to a supporting surface, said assembly comprising:

• a main body member having a first portion for engaging said supporting surface and a second portion for engaging said structural support member;
• a first securing means for securing said first portion of said main body member to said supporting surface;
• a second securing means disposed at one end of said second portion of said main body member for connecting said main body member and said structural member together;
• and a third securing means disposed at the opposite end of said portion of said main body member for connecting said main body member and said structural member together;
• said second and third securing means allowing relative sliding and pivotal adjustment between said main body member and said structural member to allow adjustment of the relative position between said main body member and said structural member and then locking said main body member and said structural member together after adjustment.