Clamp assembly
AssigneeTramec, L.L.C.
InventorsCraig Herweyer, Chris Kline, Kevin Cornelius, Jeffrey McKeown
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a clamp assembly including clamp having a first body extending between an attachment end and a hinged end. The first body includes a set of apertures and defines at least a portion of the attachment end. A second body includes a second aperture and defines a remaining portion of the attachment end, the second body hingedly connected to the first body at the hinged end for movement of the first body and the second body between an opened position and a closed position. In an alternative embodiment, a first and second body can be provided with retention members having a separable portion to allow for custom sizing of an opening for the clamp assembly.
Claims15
A clamp assembly comprising:
- a first body extending between an attachment end and a hinged end;
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- a second body having a second aperture and defining a remaining portion of the attachment end, the second body hingedly connected to the first body at the hinged end for movement of the first body and the second body between an opened position and a closed position;
- wherein the first body and the second body have an interior surface that cooperate to define an interior area for retention of a conduit located between the first body and the second body;
- wherein the interior surface of at least one of the first body or the second body comprises a retention member thereon having a member thickness, the retention member comprises a separable portion having a reduced thickness less than the member thickness.
A method of clamping a conduit with a clamp assembly, the method comprising:
- wherein the clamp assembly has a first body and a second body, and at least one internal member having a separable portion thereon provided on at least one of the first body or the second body;
- determining a diameter the conduit;
- removing at least one separable portion depending upon the step of determining the diameter of the conduit;
- receiving the conduit in a channel of a clamp between the first body and a second body;
- closing the first body onto the second body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.