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US 2012/0066871 A1Published application
Band Clamp With Temporary Band Securing Features
AssigneeBand-It-IDEX, Inc.
InventorsMichael Collins Daley, Brian Minter, Christopher Newth
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Abstract
A band clamp having a buckle for receiving a free end for binding various objects is provided wherein the band includes a mechanism for indicating an excess portion of the band needed for engagement with a tensioning tool. The mechanism may also facilitate temporary interconnection between the band and the buckle before tensioning.
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A band clamp comprising:
- a band having a first end and a second end, an underside and an outerside;
- a buckle interconnected to said second end of said band, said buckle having an opening for receiving said first end of said band;
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- said band comprising a surface feature extending substantially along the width of said band on at least one of said underside and said outerside, said surface feature being positions closer to said first end than said second end, and the distance between said first end and said surface feature equals the amount of the band needed to interface with a tool.
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A band clamp, comprising:
- a band having a first end and a second end and having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge extending between said first end and said second end, said first edge and said second edge defining a first plane;
- a buckle integrally formed with said band at said second end of said band, said buckle including a first wall portion extending from said first edge of said band and a second wall portion extended from said second edge of said band, said buckle further including a third wall portion extending between said first and second wall potions, said third wall portion being offset from said first plane, thereby defining a slot for receiving said first end of said band;
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- wherein said band comprises visual indicia for relaying to an operation that first end of said band is passed sufficiently through said buckle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.