Self-aligning clamp structure
Patent 5339496 Issued on August 23, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 17, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 17, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesHose clamp Clamping system Hose clamp Hose clamp Patent #: 5177836 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 154374 filed on 11/17/1993US Classes:24/20CW, Circumferentially swagged band clamp24/19, With tighteners24/20RMetal bandsExaminersPrimary: Cranmer, Laurie K.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB65D 063/02AbstractAn open self-aligning clamp the overlapping inner and outer band portions of which are adapted to be mechanically connected before tightening about the object to be fastened thereby by a plastically deformable so-called "Oetiker" ear; the mechanical connection includes only two outwardly extending hooks in the inner band portion operable to engage in apertures provided in the outer band portion, whereby one of the hooks is a tab-like guide hook pressed out of the clamping band in a transversely extending plane intersecting the clamping band in the transverse direction while the other hook is a cold-deformed support hook, the inner and outer band portions are reliably guided relatively to one another during tightening of the clamp by a tab-like member pressed out of the inner band portion in such a manner that it extends in the longitudinal direction and can slidably extend within a narrow longitudinal slot in the center area of the outer band portion. | |
