Retainer Band for Use in Fluid-Handling Vessels
AssigneeZodiac Pool Systems LLC
InventorBruce W. Maskell
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Abstract
A connecting mechanism for joining the ends of the retainer band that does not damage the band ends may help prevent separation of the ends as the band is compressed, and corrosion of the band when it is exposed to a chemically-charged environment. A retainer structure for use in a fluid-holding tank comprises a main band body having a first end portion and a second end portion and a connecting member for receiving the first and second end portions so that the main band body forms a loop shape. The connecting member is configured to directly secure the received first and second end portions without deforming the first and second end portions.
Claims28
A retainer structure for use in a fluid-holding tank, the retainer structure comprising
- a main band body having a first end portion and a second end portion;
- and
- a connecting member for receiving the first and second end portions so that the main band body forms a loop shape,
- wherein the connecting member is configured to directly secure the received first and second end portions without deforming the first and second end portions.
A retainer band for use in a fluid-holding tank, comprising
- a metal band body having a first end portion and a second end portion;
- and
- an engagement structure on the first end portion configured to engage the second end portion so as to directly secure the first end portion to the second end portion without deforming the first and second end portions;
- wherein the metal band body forms a closed loop upon engagement of the first and second end portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.