Wheelchair table clamp

Claim 1

A pair of clamps, attachable to a wheel chair, said clamps being secured to a plywood panel forming a table top, each said clamp being comprised of a cast aluminum main body having a side flange, said flange having a plurality of equally spaced apart openings receiving fasteners securing said plywood panel to said flange of each said clamp, said main body having a pair of sidewardly extending lugs upon one side thereof, an opening in each said lug supporting a pin between said lugs, a lever pivotally supported at one end upon said pin, and opposite end of said lever extending past an arcuate side end of said main body, said opposite end of said lever being bent over to form a lip, a longitudinally intermediate portion of said lever having an opening therethrough, a bolt threadingly engaged in said main body extending sidewardly and through said opening in said longitudinally intermediate portion of said lever, a compression coil spring fitted around said bolt having one end thereof against an enlarged head formed on said bolt, an opposite end of said compression coil spring bearing against a washer, said washer being positioned against a side of said lever, whereby in order to release said clamps from said wheelchair, each said lip of said clamp levers is lifted upwardly against a tension of said compression coil spring, thus releasing said arcuate side end of said main body from said wheel chair.