Bag clamp

A improved bag clamp for closing and cutting a polymer bag, said clamp comprising:

• two opposed clamp members, wherein said clamp members are movable between a closed and open condition, each one of said clamp members having an inner and an outer surface,
• a gripping means disposed on the inner surface of each one of said clamp members for gripping said bag, said gripping means including a plurality of internal ridges disposed on the inner surface of each one of said clamp members,
• each one of said clamp members possessing a mouth end for engagement of a bag surface and a grasping end for grasping by a user,
• a hinge attaching said clamp members to each other, said hinge attached to each clamp member inner surface at a location between said mouth end and said grasping end, the hinge biased by a spring clip, said spring clip possessing increased strength over spring clips in previous applications,
• each of said clamp member mouth ends possessing a lip for aiding in positioning said bag in said clamp,
• said clamp members identified as an upper clamp member and a lower clamp member,
• a cutting means disposed on the inner surface of said upper clamp member, said cutting means comprised of a cutting blade, a springboard button, and a blade guard,
• said cutting blade possessing a characteristic shape and increased sharpness such that cutting efficiency is improved over previous cutting blade designs for this application,
• a split anvil means disposed on the inner surface of said lower clamp member, said split anvil means disposed in such a manner that it is directly opposite said cutting means when said upper clamp member and said lower clamp member are in a closed position.