Packaging design incorporating gasket clamping assemblies and installation instructions
US6921085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L5/10
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A package comprising gasket mounting clamps and instructions for mounting same. The mounting clamps include an expansion clamp and a takedown clamp. The expansion clamp engages an interior of a gasket inserted. The takedown clamp is looped in the gasket. The takedown clamp is urged against surface of either the expansion clamp or the gasket. A flexible fastener loops through the expansion clamp and around the takedown clamp passing through an opening in an instruction card retaining the card and takedown clamp within the gasket. The expansion clamp enables installation of gasket and expansion of the clamp without removing the fastener and without interference of the takedown clamp, fastener and card and permits observation of the card. The fastener loops through the expansion clamp and does not interfere with the expansion operation. The fastener remains intact until mounting a pipe to the gasket, assuring retention of the takedown clamp and instructions. The fastener retains either the card or the takedown clamp.
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