Pipe clamp device and a method for its use

Abstract

The present pipe clamp device is configured for use with standard vee head jack stands. The present device can be used to secure a pipe or similarly shaped object to a standard vee head jack stand. Specifically, the present pipe clamp device can comprise one or more pivoting arms that can facilitate an object's placement into the pipe clamp device or its removal from the pipe clamp, a threaded rod, which can include a release button or quick release mechanism, which can be used to quickly tighten the clamp onto an object being secured and the jack stand or to remove an object from the jack stand.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pipe clamp device for use with a standard vee head jack stand, the pipe clamp device comprising:
 a main body comprising a closed top end and an open bottom end, an inner surface and an outer surface;   the main body comprising a first stationary arm, having an inner surface and an outer surface, and having a lower end and a second stationary arm, having an inner surface and an outer surface, and having a lower end;   the closed top end of the main body comprising a head, the head further comprising a threaded hole configured to receive a threaded rod;   the threaded rod having a first end and a second end located within the threaded hole;   a first pivoting arm, having an inner surface and an outer surface, and having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first pivoting arm pivotably connected to the lower end of the first stationary arm by a first hinge, wherein the second end of the first pivoting arm comprises a first gripping ear; and   a second pivoting arm, having an inner surface and an outer surface, and having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second pivoting arm pivotably connected to the lower end of the second stationary arm by a second hinge, wherein the second end of the second pivoting arm comprises a second gripping ear.