Abstract: A clamp assembly adapted for releasably retaining a pool pole including a first arm that is displaceable along a first axis (X), a second arm, that is displaceable along the same first axis (X) as the first arm, a first leg, wherein an upper end of the first leg contacts and/or forms part of a lower end of the first arm, a second leg, wherein an upper end of the second leg contacts and/or forms part of a lower end of the second arm, and a primary support member, wherein a first end of the primary support member contacts and/or forms part of an upper end of the first leg and wherein the second end of the primary support member contacts and/or forms part of an upper end of the second leg.