Clamping device including biasing means and a pair of plates for hanging articles therefrom

A clamping device for releasably hanging articles from an object, the device comprising:

• a pair of generally parallel plate members having a pair of opposed and generally parallel side surfaces;
• biasing means to hold said plate members together and to urge said opposed side surfaces toward one another;
• attachment means for securing said device to the object;
• and,
• manually operable displacement means, said manually operable displacement means when engaged overcoming said biasing means and causing said plate members to be displaced apart from one another so as to receive an article therebetween, said manually operable displacement means when disengaged allowing said biasing means to urge said plate members toward one another such that the article is secured between said opposed side surfaces, said manually operable displacement means comprising a pair of wedges, said wedges positioned on opposite ends of said plate members and being insertable between said opposed side surfaces of said plate members to displace said plate members apart from one another.