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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340803 | Rapid attachment buckle A buckle for capturing and releasably retaining an end tab of a flexible strap wherein the flexible strap has a substantially uniform width and thickness and an end tab of increased thickness. The buckle includes a base, and parallel side walls, which extend upwardl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328488 | Hose clamp clip A clip and hose clamp for holding the slotted distal portion of the clamp band against the clamp band to prevent harmful contact with the distal end of the clamp band. The clip includes a main panel having side panels orthogonally extending from side margins of the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7305740 | Self-locking clamp for a hose A self-locking clamp (1, 1′) is described, which comprises a body (9) formed by a profile bent so as to have a substantially cylindrical shape and provided with a first end (6) and a second end (2), substantially overlapping each other ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302737 | Ball type cable tie having release prevention tongue A cable tie comprises a band-shaped strap which has a fixed end, formed in the shape of a hook, and a free end, a locking head which is secured to the fixed end of the strap and through which the free end of the strap passes, and a locking ball which is disposed in ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7258330 | Air spring device An air spring device characterized in that a cover encloses a pot-shaped basic component and a separate connecting component with a first connecting region for one end of a bellows. The basic component and the connecting component are in direct contact with one anot... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7128099 | Punching/deforming tool for a strapping unit Using a punching tool for a strapping unit for producing an auxiliary-free connection of ends of a strapping band, the tool having a recess of different widths, in the case of which at least one section of a recess-bounding wall is provided with a rounded portion in... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7085625 | Control system for baling machine A control system for a bulk material baler embodied in a machine readable data structure and including an instruction to a moveable guide track to move from a removed position to a closed position to create a guide track loop around a volume of bulk material to be b... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7062821 | Clamping collar A clamping collar having a hook (22) suitable for being clipped onto a lug (12) in the clamped state. The collar has a tongue (14) secured to the end that carries the hook (22). The lug (12) has a free edge (12A) which, when... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7013534 | Two-loop coiled type clamping device The invention is characterized in that in order to improve tensile strength and draw operability for a two-loop coiled type claming device and to suppress the amount of slack to the minimum necessary, the arrangement is such that when the bore diameter of a clamp ba... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6975911 | Operator input interface for baling machine An operator interface for a control system for a bulk material baler includes interface means such as a touch screen or keyboard for an operator to enter process parameters into a control system memory. A display shows process parameter fields into which an operator... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6918161 | Hose clamp for clamping a hose on a pipe by means of a spring band whose end sections in the spread-apart state are lockable and a release device for the hose clamp A hose clamp for clamping a hose on a pipe has a spring band bent to a ring-shape and end sections that positively lock one another in a locking position when the spring band is in a spread-apart position widened past a nominal diameter of a hose against a spring fo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6877191 | Band clamp An improved band clamp for securely clamping the end of a flexible hose to one of at least a rigid pipe, a cast outlet of a radiator, a charge air cooler and a turbocharger in order to prevent fluid communication between the two. The improved band clamp includes a c... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6845644 | Locking assembly A locking assembly (100) consists of a pair of closable devices (110, 120) secured together in a contiguous side-by-side relationship and being displaceable, each relative to the other. Each of the closable devices (110, 120) has opposing end po... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6687960 | Boot band A boot band includes a locking hole formed in an outer overlapping portion of a band body, a locking nail formed on an inner overlapping portion, and an ear portion which can be plastically deformed into a shape that decreases the circumferential length o... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6675612 | Locking mechanism for bangle and bangle having same A locking mechanism for a bangle having a main body shaped in an openable loop. The inner side of the bangle is worn against the skin of the wearer. The bangle is a discontinuous loop having a first end and a second end engageable with the first end to th... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6557216 | Crimping ring, method for making same and manufacturing installation To connect a connection element (12) to one end (10A, 10B) of the strip (10) from which the swaging ring is made, the connection element is placed against said end in such a manner that at least one anchor edge (14) of the connection element (12) is in re... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6497010 | Spring band clamp block A spring band clamp block formed of a plurality of spring band clamps (1), each of which has a spring band (2) and two projecting tensioning ends (3, 4), and which are detachably joined to one another by means of a fastener. The spring band clamp block ca... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6481062 | Fastening belt A fastening belt includes a belt having a corrugation on a first side thereof and a plurality of holes defined through the belt and near a first end of the belt. A plurality of teeth extend from a second side of the belt and toward inclinedly a second end... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6481061 | Crimping ring and method for making same A crimping ring comprises a rolled-up piece of metal strip (10). A first connection means formed at the first end (12) comprises a first setback overlap surface (16) together with at least one female member (18) recessed from said first surface. A second ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6473943 | Hose clamp A hose clamp having overlapping ends with radially outwardly extending tabs. A first tab has an integral stop member engaging the second tab so that they are spaced in the radially unstressed position. The second tab has locking members engaged by the fir... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6463827 | Balancing arrangement for rotating member and method of making same A balancing arrangement for a rotating member, especially for a hollow shaft made from light-weight metal, in which a counterweight of predetermined size and weight is affixed onto the external surfaces of the rotating member in predetermined position by ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6421886 | Arrangement for connecting the edges of two strips, for instance of a locking ring or band Based on a system for joining two end edges as described in the German patent 40 09 259, an improved system to join the strip edges of a clamping ring or a compression ring, said junction of the invention withstanding higher tensile loads. Compared to the... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6345551 | Balancing arrangement for hollow drive shafts A clamp structure and a balancing arrangement for a rotating member by means of the clamp structure, in which a counterweight of predetermined size and weight selected to compensate for an imbalance in the rotating member is securely fastened to the rotat... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6343407 | Hose clip A hose clip for clamping a hose includes a clamping body formed by bending a band-shaped spring plate into a circular form. A frame-shaped first grip is formed at one end of the body so as to protrude radially outward, and a second grip is formed at the o... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6185793 | Boot band The boot band is made of a belt-like metal band body having first and second ends, and includes first and second caulking portions which are plastically deformed during assembly. An engage nail is provided at the top end of a leg portion of the first caul... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6141834 | Clamping apparatus A clamping apparatus for a hose or another suitable tubular member. A coiled band forms an opening within which the hose or other tubular member is positioned. The coiled band forms an inner band, a middle band and a outer band. The middle band is sandwic... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6098251 | Hose clamp A hose clamp is provided with a pair of radially outward bent terminal ends, which are squeezable towards each other to expand the clamp. One of the terminal ends is provided with a projecting tongue that cooperates with the other terminal end to function... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6085394 | Coupler A coupler and a method for securing foam tube insulation elements to one another for pipes, comprising of a strip having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface may have a series of tab-like projections that define openings between the top sur... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6044525 | Fastener straps A fastener strap sheet is provided that includes (a) a sheet material having a first surface and a second surface substantially opposite the first surface, the first surface being constructed for face-to-face cooperating engagement with the second surface... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6038744 | Hose clamp A hose clamp is provided with a pair of radially outward bent terminal ends which are squeezable towards each other to expand the clamp. One of the terminal ends is provided with a projecting tongue which cooperates with the other terminal end to function... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6023815 | Hose clip A hose clip is made of a metal band having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion and the second end portion overlap each other when the hose clip is in a closed position so that the second end portion is disposed radially inw... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5996186 | Hose clamp A clamp member comprises a shaped belt of spring sheet curled in a ring form with a pair of end leaves crossing each other in a circumferential direction of the ring form. One end leaf is bent in a radial direction of the ring form to provide a grip forme... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5979020 | Hose clip and releasing bar tool therefor A hose clip for clamping a hose includes a clamping ring formed by annularly bending a strip of spring plate and deformed between a reduced-diameter state and a spread-diameter state. An arcuate portion is formed in either one of the ends of the clamping ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5940939 | One-piece flat band clamp A one piece, flat band clamp includes a clamp band and a snap closure. The snap closure includes a catch hook disposed at the radial outer end of a first clamping jaw. An abutment is formed near a free end of a stem, which is connected at an essentially r... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5918350 | Clamping collar having an undulation forming a reserve of resilience A clamping collar constituted by a rolled-up first metal strip portion referred to as an "inner" portion and having two radial folds in the vicinity of one of its ends forming a "lug", and by a second strip portion referred to as an "outer" portion, which... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5819376 | Hose clamp A hose clamp comprises a circular clamp body of resilient material having an axis, a central portion and circumferentially overlapping opposite ends having axially adjacent inner edges. The body is circumferentially spreadable against the resiliency of sa... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5815892 | Profile clamp A profile clamp includes a clamp band that has a first axial end, a second axial end, a first circumferential end portion and a second circumferential end portion. A first flange depends from the first axial end. A second flange depends from the second ax... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5797168 | Two-loop coiled type clamping device The present invention provides a two-loop coiled type clamping device for semipermanently fixing a fluid conveying hose, dustproof bellows, axial boot or other article to be fixed 10 to the circumferential connecting surface 32 of a mating device 31, char... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5768752 | Puzzle-lock compression ring A compression ring with a mechanical connection in which the tongue-like member in the male part is provided with an enlarged head portion defined by transversely extending abutment surfaces forming a right angle with the lateral abutment surfaces of the ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5740589 | Means for clasping the extremities of the metal sheet forming tie-bands A sheet metal clip with opposed overlapping first and second ends includes a guide tongue integral with the first end and receivable within an integral chamber adjacent the second end. A pair of integral projecting columns adjacent the first end are recei... | 04/21/1998 |