Clamping-action tie and also docking method and coupling method
US11435016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B7/0426
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clamping-action tie, in particular for docking two lines or flanges, which consists of at least one flexible tie with a closure end and a free end, which should be connected to the closure end, which tie can be closed in a stepped manner, with latching action, or stepless manner around an axis, wherein at least one closing side of the tie is intended to interact mechanically with the closure end during a closing operation, wherein the closing side and/or a further side of the tie, in the form of a clamping side, has at an axial spacing apart from one another over the length of the tie, at at least two circumferential locations, at least two roughly radially inwardly directed elevations directed towards a tied article which runs radially inwards in the direction of the axis, wherein a-clamping region is made between each interacting arrangement of elevations.
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