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US 4,231,880 AGranted
Assembly for the closure of the end of a flattened tube
AssigneeGambro AB
InventorsPer-Olov A. V. Carlsson, Kaj O. Stenberg
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AssigneeGambro AB
InventorsPer-Olov A. V. Carlsson, Kaj O. Stenberg
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Assembly is disclosed for clamping and sealing the end of a flattened tube. The assembly includes a groove for receiving an end of a flattened tube, and a clamping member including a beaded portion for clamping and sealing the end of a flattened tube when the clamping member is in a clamping position within the groove and the end of the flattened tube is properly disposed in said groove. The groove has a first groove surface and a second surface disposed at an oblique angle relative to said first surface, the second surface including a clamping portion, and the clamping member including a locking portion adapted to mate with said clamping portion of the second surface of the groove when the clamping member is in the clamping position within the groove, whereby the beaded portion is held in its sealing position relative to the end of the flattened tube disposed within the groove.
A clamping assembly for clamping and sealing the end of a flattened tube, comprising a groove for receiving an end of a flattened tube, and a clamping member including a beaded portion for clamping and sealing the end of a flattened tube when said clamping member is in a clamping position within said groove and the end of the flattened tube is properly disposed in said groove, said groove comprising a first groove surface and a second groove surface disposed at an oblique angle relative to said first groove surface, said second groove surface including a clamping portion, and said clamping member including a locking portion adapted to mate with said clamping portion of said second groove surface when said clamping member is in its said clamping position within said groove whereby said beaded portion is held in its sealing position relative to the end of a flattened tube properly disposed within said groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.