Hydraulic hose clamp assembly
AssigneeCaterpillar SARL
InventorsLeigh Heather Davenport, Hugh Rillie, Jr.
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Abstract
A clamping subassembly according includes a first receptacle defining a first hose receiving aperture defining a first longitudinal axis, a first end along the first longitudinal axis and a second end along the first longitudinal axis. A second receptacle defines a second hose receiving aperture defining a second longitudinal axis, a third end along the second longitudinal axis and a fourth end along the second longitudinal axis. The first receptacle includes a first flange disposed adjacent the first end of the first receptacle and the second receptacle includes a second flange disposed adjacent the third end of the second receptacle.
Claims19
A clamping subassembly comprising:
- a first receptacle defining a first hose receiving aperture defining a first longitudinal axis, a first end along the first longitudinal axis and a second end along the first longitudinal axis;
- a second receptacle defining a second hose receiving aperture defining a second longitudinal axis, a third end along the second longitudinal axis and a fourth end along the second longitudinal axis;
- a first mounting member engaging the first receptacle;
- a second mounting member engaging the second receptacle;
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- a tubular spacer, the tubular spacer being a separate component from the first receptacle, the second receptacle, the first mounting member, and the second mounting member;
- wherein the first receptacle includes a first flange disposed adjacent the first end of the first receptacle and the second receptacle includes a second flange disposed adjacent the third end of the second receptacle, the first receptacle defines a fastener receiving aperture and the second receptacle defines another fastener receiving aperture that is aligned with the fastener receiving aperture of the first receptacle, and the tubular spacer is disposed in the fastener receiving aperture of the first receptacle and the fastener receiving aperture of the second receptacle, the tubular spacer also extending along a direction that is not parallel to the first longitudinal axis and is perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis.
A clamping assembly comprising:
- a first receptacle defining a first hose receiving aperture defining a first longitudinal axis, a first end along the first longitudinal axis and a second end along the first longitudinal axis;
- a second receptacle defining a second hose receiving aperture defining a second longitudinal axis, a third end along the second longitudinal axis and a fourth end along the second longitudinal axis;
- and
- a bottom mounting member including a first engaging portion configured to engage the first receptacle and a first attachment portion extending from the bottom mounting member along the first longitudinal axis past the first end of the first receptacle;
- wherein the first receptacle includes a first rim disposed adjacent the first end of the first receptacle and the first rim at least partially defines a first slot and the first attachment portion of the bottom mounting member is a tab that extends along the first longitudinal axis through the slot and past the first end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.