Resilient clamp

A unitary resilient clamp, comprising:

• first and second elongated members, each member including a force applying end and an opposed working end having a jaw;
• and
• a resilient joint formed integrally with the members, the joint interconnecting the members in a region of the members intermediate the working ends and the force applying ends, the joint comprising at least one arcuately-shaped band defining a bight facing the jaws;
• wherein each member further includes a handle at the force applying end thereof, the handles having oppositely facing abutment faces projecting inwardly therefrom and inter-engaging upon full convergence of the handles to limit opening of the jaws.

A clamp for releasably clamping a work piece, the clamp comprising:

• a pair of elongated members, each member having a force applying end and an opposed working end having a jaw;
• and
• means for developing a force to establish suitable contact between the jaws and the work piece, wherein the means for developing a force includes a plurality of spaced apart, concentric, and substantially arcuately-shaped bands resiliently joining the members in a region of the members intermediate the working ends and the force applying ends;
• the plurality of bands including an innermost band, an outermost band, and at least one intermediate band disposed intermediate the innermost and outermost bands, the outermost band having a thickness greater than the innermost band;
• the bands being of progressively increasing thickness from the innermost band to the outermost band, each band having a substantially uniform thickness.