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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056192 | Hose clamp with parallel tightening and rapid release An improved clamp constricting objects to be held in place including hoses wires tubes. One embodiment having some or all plastic molded parts one of which is a support base (10) to one side is attached a partially grooved or fully flexible grooved band strap... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7900324 | Self-aligning handling or storing device having side or top actuation and methods of use therefor A device for handling or storing items uses jaw members that hinge to one of several closed positions in which the inner surface of a first jaw is engaged by an engagement device of the second jaw. An external release member in the second jaw is used to move the eng... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7174921 | Extension conduit An extension conduit for providing an extension from a spigot to a hose to distance the hose from the spigot includes a tube having a first end being configured to be in fluid communication with a spigot and a second end being couplable to a hose. A clamp is coupled... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6622347 | Latching and tensioning mechanism for a clamp or the like A latching device (10) is designed to tension a clamp (11) or the like which has open ends (11A, 11B). The device (10) includes at least one ratchet link (16) pivotally carried by a support (12) which is affixed to one end (11B) of the clamp (11). A handl... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622355 | Mounting structure A mounting structure for buckles, cord locks and the like is provided with a base and a body for placement on opposite sides of the article to which the component is to be secured. A first connector part in the nature of a rack is provided on one of the b... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6516498 | Clamps A cable clamp has two identical moulded components that can be clamped together about a cable. Each component has a yoke with a ratchet bar at one end and two short arms at its opposite end spaced by a gap and having ratchet teeth on their inner faces. Th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6463631 | Binding tool A binding tool having a main member and a lateral member for clamping a bundle of cables between a bottom portion of the main member and a lateral bar of the lateral member. A first guide groove and a second guide groove are provided on a first arm portio... | 10/15/2002 |
| 5295604 | Toggle latch A toggle latch for releasably fastening and tensioning a closure band said latch comprising, a first member for connection to an end of said band, a second member for connection with the other end of said band, a lever hingedly connected adjacent a proxim... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5020839 | Container tension ring closure A tension ring closure device for containers having a lever means for drawing together opposite ends of the ring for closure. The ring may be locked by means of a shackle extending from the ring through the tensioning lever and a second shackle-like loop ... | 06/04/1991 |
