Portable aviation clamp

A clamp device, comprising:

• a C-shaped frame comprising first and second substantially opposing arms interconnected by an intermediate shank portion therebetween, the first arm further comprising a substantially hollow carrier sleeve aligned substantially along a clamping direction oriented substantially transverse of the second arm with a longitudinal slot formed through the C-shaped frame between the first and second arms, and the second arm further comprising a thin and flat anvil portion positioned opposite from the carrier sleeve and further comprising an interior clamping surface that is oriented substantially transverse of the clamping direction;
• a clamping rod carried in the hollow of the sleeve for longitudinal movement in the clamping direction toward an internal face of the second arm and in an opposite unclamping direction away from the second arm, the clamping rod further comprising an actuator received through the longitudinal slot formed through the C-shaped frame and sized to slide there along;
• wherein the second arm further comprises a clearance aperture therethrough and substantially aligned with the clamping and unclamping directions and sized to receive the clamping rod therethrough;
• an expansive biasing member coupled for expanding the clamping rod for longitudinal movement along the clamping direction;
• and
• a coupler projected on a stem from an external portion of the frame.

A method of clamping, the method comprising:

• interconnecting first and second substantially opposing arms into a C-shaped frame and forming a throat portion of the frame therebetween, in the C-shaped frame between the first and second arms forming a longitudinal slot, in the first arm further forming a substantially hollow carrier sleeve aligned substantially along a clamping direction oriented substantially transverse of the second arm, and in the second arm further forming an anvil portion positioned opposite from the carrier sleeve and further forming a substantially flat interior clamping surface thereon that is oriented substantially transverse of the clamping direction;
• inserting a clamping rod into the hollow of the carrier sleeve through a clearance aperture formed through the second arm and substantially aligned with the clamping direction, and further comprising inserting an actuator portion of the clamping rod into the longitudinal slot in the C-shaped frame for sliding there along;
• in the hollow of the carrier sleeve, carrying the clamping rod for longitudinal movement in the clamping direction toward the internal face of the second arm and in an opposite unclamping direction away from the second arm;
• positioning a target mounting structure in the throat portion of the frame between a forward clamping surface of the clamping rod and the internal face of the second arm;
• resiliently expanding the clamping rod longitudinally along the clamping direction;
• and
• compressively clamping the target mounting structure between the forward clamping surface of the clamping rod and the internal face of the second arm.