Hose Clamp with Wrap-Around Hose Clamp Positioner

A hose air tightly sealed to a connector, the connector inserted inside of the hose, the hose compressed around the connector via a hose clamp, the hose clamp comprising:

• a band encircling the hose at a location where the hose and the connector portion overlap, an outer surface of the band having a thread pattern, an inner surface of the band in contact with an outer surface of the hose, a diameter of the band being adjustable;
• a worm drive coupled to the band, the worm drive including a screw engaged with the thread pattern on the outer surface of the band, the screw being rotatable to adjust the diameter of the band;
• and
• a wrap-around hose clamp positioner on an opposite side of the hose clamp relative to the worm drive, the wrap-around hose clamp positioner comprising, a first flat portion, the first flat portion parallel with a longitudinal axis of the hose and contacting the outer surface of the hose,
• a wrap-around portion, the wrap-around portion including a second flat portion, a first perpendicular wall, and a third flat portion, the second flat portion being parallel with the longitudinal axis of the hose and contacting the outer surface of the hose, the first perpendicular wall being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the hose and abutting an end surface of the hose, the third flat portion being parallel with the longitudinal axis of the hose and contacting an inner surface of the hose,
• a raised portion with a space for accommodating the band, the raised portion including a pair of perpendicular walls and a top portion, the top portion bridging the pair of perpendicular walls and connected to one end of the pair of side walls, an opposing end of the pair of perpendicular walls connected to the first flat portion and the second flat portion, the pair of perpendicular walls perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the hose and the top portion parallel with the longitudinal axis of the hose, and
• a crimp tab, the crimp tab being perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the hose and piercing an inner surface of the hose, one end of the crimp tab connected to the third flat portion and an opposing end of the crimp tab projected toward the raised portion.

A hose clamp positioner for positioning a hose clamp on a hose having a longitudinal axis, the hose clamp including a band encircling the hose and a tightening mechanism for decreasing a diameter of the band, the hose clamp positioner comprising:

• a body including,
• a first section shaped to hold the hose clamp on the hose, the first section extending over the hose clamp and providing a space for the hose clamp to move freely through the hose clamp positioner;
• a second wrap-around section turning at least 180° around a hose edge;
• a stand-off section spacing the first section away from the hose edge;
• and a piercing end positioned at an end of the second wrap-around section and pointed back toward the first section, wherein tightening of the band applies direct compression force to push the hose into the piercing end to maintain a desired position of the hose.