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US 12,270,216 B2Granted
Clamp system
OwnerDean R. LeVeyinventor
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Abstract
A clamp comprises a clamp band having a band surface. A first beam element is positioned at a first portion of the band surface. A second beam element is positioned at a second portion of the band surface. A mount includes a first portion and a second portion. A first portion of the mount is positioned at the first beam element opposite the first portion of the band surface. A second portion of the mount is positioned at the second beam element opposite the second portion of the band surface. A tightening mechanism is coupled to the first beam element and the second beam element that imparts a compressive force on the first and second beam elements. The compressive force in turn imparts an inward force at the band surface of the clamp band.
Claims37
A clamp comprising:
- a clamp band having a band surface;
- a first beam element at a first portion of the band surface;
- a second beam element at a second portion of the band surface;
- a mount, a first portion of the mount at the first beam element opposite the first portion of the band surface and a second portion of the mount at the second beam element opposite the second portion of the band surface;
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- a tightening mechanism coupled to the first beam element and the second beam element that imparts a compressive force on the first and second beam elements, the compressive force in turn imparting an inward force at the band surface of the clamp band, wherein the compressive force of the tightening mechanism causes the first beam element and second beam element to interlock.
3 more elements
A clamp comprising:
- a clamp band having a band surface;
- a first beam element at a first portion of the band surface;
- a second beam element at a second portion of the band surface, wherein at least one of the first beam element and second beam element comprises a U-beam;
- a mount, a first portion of the mount at the first beam element opposite the first portion of the band surface and a second portion of the mount at the second beam element opposite the second portion of the band surface;
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- a tightening mechanism coupled to the first beam element and the second beam element that imparts a compressive force on the first and second beam elements, the compressive force in turn imparting an inward force at the band surface of the clamp band.
3 more elements
A clamp comprising:
- a clamp band having a band surface;
- a first beam element at a first portion of the band surface;
- a second beam element at a second portion of the band surface, wherein at least one of the first beam element and second beam element comprises a Z-beam;
- a mount, a first portion of the mount at the first beam element opposite the first portion of the band surface and a second portion of the mount at the second beam element opposite the second portion of the band surface;
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- a tightening mechanism coupled to the first beam element and the second beam element that imparts a compressive force on the first and second beam elements, the compressive force in turn imparting an inward force at the band surface of the clamp band.
3 more elements
A clamp comprising:
- a clamp band having a band surface;
- a first beam element at a first portion of the band surface;
- a second beam element at a second portion of the band surface;
- a mount, a first portion of the mount at the first beam element opposite the first portion of the band surface and a second portion of the mount at the second beam element opposite the second portion of the band surface, wherein the first portion of the mount comprises a first mount extension leg and wherein the second portion of the mount comprises a second mount extension leg;
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- a tightening mechanism coupled to the first beam element and the second beam element that imparts a compressive force on the first and second beam elements, the compressive force in turn imparting an inward force at the band surface of the clamp band.
3 more elements
A clamp comprising:
- a clamp band having a band surface;
- a first beam element at a first portion of the band surface;
- a second beam element at a second portion of the band surface;
- a mount, a first portion of the mount at the first beam element opposite the first portion of the band surface and a second portion of the mount at the second beam element opposite the second portion of the band surface;
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- a tightening mechanism coupled to the first beam element and the second beam element that imparts a compressive force on the first and second beam elements, the compressive force in turn imparting an inward force at the band surface of the clamp band,
- wherein the mount comprises a mount clamp, the mount clamp comprising:
- a mount band having a mount band surface;
- a first mount beam element at a first portion of the mount band surface;
- a second mount beam element at a second portion of the mount band surface;
- the first mount beam element interfacing with the first beam element and the second mount beam element interfacing with the second beam element;
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- a mount tightening mechanism coupled to the first mount beam element and the second mount beam element that imparts a compressive force on the first and second mount beam elements, the compressive force in turn imparting an inward force at the band surface of the mount band.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.