Band clamp
US4766651A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/1498
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A band clamp for bundling cables in an automobile. The band clamp has a body 10 with a band 12 extending from one end thereof and a band receiving aperture 15 another end. In the lower side, the band 12 has a plurality of grooves 13 laterally extending while a locking pawl 16 is formed in the inner wall 15' of the band receiving slot 15 for engagement with one of the grooves. The band clamp further has a pair of upstanding walls 20 having a V-shaped cuts on their top surfaces. Cables C placed on the body across the V-shaped cuts is subjected to a positive clamping power in the V-shaped cuts.
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