Clamp
US7644960B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L23/22
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clamp for coupling mating radially projecting flanges, each flange having a tapered outer face. The clamp includes at least a pair of component halves. Each half includes a generally U-shaped cross-sectional profile having a base portion and two opposing side limbs projecting from the base portion defining a recess intermediate the side limbs for receiving the mating flanges and a bolt and a lug for fastening the component halves together. Each side limb has a contact face for abutting a tapered face of a flange and a non-contact face. The base portion has a non-contact face. The contact faces of the side limbs are remote from the non-contact face of the base portion.
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