Clamping arrangement with elastomeric retaining member
AssigneeCooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
InventorCraig NOEL
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Abstract
A clamping arrangement includes a clamp member and an elastomeric member. The clamp member is operative in a first orientation having a first inner diameter and a second orientation having a second inner diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter. The elastomeric retaining member is carried by the clamp member and is operative to temporarily retain the clamping arrangement to a first tubular member having an outer diameter less than the first inner diameter when the clamp member is in the first orientation.
Claims20
A clamping arrangement for clamping a hose to a tube, the clamping arrangement comprising:
- a clamp member operative in a first orientation having a first inner diameter and a second orientation having a second inner diameter, the first diameter being greater than the second diameter;
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- an elastomeric retaining member carried by the clamp member and operative to temporarily retain the clamping arrangement to a hose having an outer diameter less than the first inner diameter when the clamp member is in the first orientation.
A clamping arrangement for securing first and second tubular members, the clamping arrangement comprising:
- a clamp member operative in a pre-clamping orientation prior to clamping of the first and second tubular members and a clamping orientation when clamping the first and second tubular members;
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- an elastomeric band carried by the clamp member and operative to temporarily retain the clamping arrangement to the first tubular member when the clamp member is in the pre-clamping orientation, the elastomeric band concentrically oriented relative to the clamp member.
A method of clamping inner and outer tubular members, the method comprising:
- providing a clamping assembly including a clamp member and an elastomeric retaining member carried by the clamp member, the clamp member operative in a first orientation having a first inner diameter and a second orientation having a second inner diameter, the first inner diameter being greater than the second inner diameter;
- elastically expanding the elastomeric retaining member to a retaining diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the outer tubular member with the elastomeric retaining member concentrically positioned between the outer tubular member and the clamp member,
- temporarily retaining the clamping assembly to the outer tubular member with the elastomeric retaining member while the clamp member is in the first orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.