Band clamp with formable buckle
US4751769A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/148
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A band clamp having an integral buckle includes an elongated band; a buckle member at one end of the band and having a base in the plane of the band, side portions and a top portion connecting the side portions forming a loop for retaining one or more passes of the band; and a tongue member extending in the plane of the base opposite the band, a pair of notches extending into the base at the sides of the tongue. When tension is applied the band with the band extending through the buckle and enclosing the sleeve, the tongue member is deflected toward the sleeve by the band for permanently deforming the base and portions of the sides of the buckle in conformity with the sleeve when the sleeve has an equivalent diameter of less than about 20 times the thickness of the band.
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