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US 12,169,036 B2Granted
Flexible U-bolt assembly
AssigneeCTKing, LLC
InventorPaul King
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Abstract
A flexible U-bolt assembly includes a clamping bracket including a receiver and a U-bolt including (a) a first end fixed to the clamping bracket, (b) a second end adapted for receipt in the receiver and (c) a flexible elongated body extending between the first end and the second end.
Claims14
A flexible U-bolt assembly, comprising:
- a clamping bracket including a receiver;
- a U-bolt including (a) a first end permanently fixed to the clamping bracket, (b) a second end adapted for receipt in the receiver and (c) a flexible elongated and notchless body extending between the first end and the second end;
- and,
- a fastener adapted to secure the second end in the receiver wherein the receiver has (i) an elongated slot, having an entry aperture adapted to receive the second end, and (ii) a neck portion, interconnecting the entry aperture to at least one locking aperture adapted to capture the second end, and wherein the entry aperture is laterally spaced from the at least one locking aperture by the neck portion.
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A flexible U-bolt assembly, comprising:
- a clamping bracket including a first receiver and a second receiver;
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- a U-bolt including (a) a first end adapted for receipt in the first receiver, (b) a second end adapted for receipt in the second receiver and (c) a flexible elongated body extending between the first end and the second end wherein the flexible elongated body includes a first section and a second section connected together by a section connecter whereby a length of the flexible elongated body is adjustable, the section connector including (i) a housing having a channel adapted to receive distal ends of the first section and the second section, (ii) a clamp member adapted to fit within a sidewall of the housing and close a side of said channel, and (iii) a cooperating fastener to tighten the housing and the clamp member together about the distal ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.