ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,685, issued on July 15, was assigned to Shadow Tech LLC (Merriam, Kan.).
"Clamp with cam lever" was invented by Joshua Stabler (Fairway, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a compressible cam lever that has a section that can be compressed by external force. When the external force is released, elastic force within the cam lever causes the section to return back to its original position creating a spring force. The compressible cam lever may be used as part of a handle for opening and closing a clamp that is part of a tripod or other piece of equipment which can hold rails for firearms, sights, scopes, parts, and the like...