Clamp ring for fastening pipes
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorStéphane Dorschner
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Abstract
Disclosed clamp rings for fastening a pipe, the clamp ring comprising a strap, a lever and a clip. The strap is attached to the lever, and the lever is attached to the clip, the clip being arranged to grip the strap, and, with the lever gripping the strap, the lever being arranged to push the opposite ends of the strap towards each other. The clamp ring is made in a single piece, the strap, the lever and the clip being connected to each other by breakaway connectors that break when the strap, the lever and the clip are moved relative to each other.
Claims17
A clamp ring for fastening a pipe, the clamp ring comprising:
- a strap, a lever, and a clip,
- in which the strap is attached to the lever, and the lever attached to the clip,
- the clip being arranged to grip the strap, and, with the lever attached to the strap, the lever being arranged to push opposite ends of the strap towards each other,
- in which the clamp ring is made in a single piece, the strap, the lever and the clip being connected to each other by connectors,
- wherein the strap comprises an inner strand and an outer strand, wherein the inner strand has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the outer strand has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end of the inner strand is connected to the first end of the outer strand, wherein the second end of the inner strand is connected to the second end of the outer strand, and
- wherein the outer strand is longer than the inner strand.
A clamp ring for fastening a pipe, the clamp ring comprising:
- a strap, a lever, and a clip,
- in which the strap is attached to the lever, and the lever attached to the clip,
- the clip being arranged to grip the strap, and, with the lever attached to the strap, the lever being arranged to push opposite ends of the strap towards each other,
- in which the clamp ring is made in a single piece, the strap, the lever and the clip being connected to each other by connectors,
- wherein the strap comprises a tongue arranged to at least one of guide or hold the clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.