US 4,338,707 A · Clamp

Abstract

Apparatus for clamping a cable, wiring or tubing, includes a pair of straps each made from a springlike material and each having a flat portion and a looped portion extending from the flat portion in mating relationship to the looped portion of the other strap to define a clamp. Each of the looped portions has an open configuration at one end for a sliding relationship between the looped portions to define the relative closure of the clamp. The looped portion on one of the straps may extend from the flat portion in a clockwise direction and the looped portion on the other strap may extend from the flat portion in a counterclockwise direction. The flat portions on the straps are disposed relative to each other for clamping to provide for a closure of the clamp. Means such as holes are disposed in the flat portions of the straps for providing for a clamping of the flat portions to obtain a closure of the clamp against the cable, wiring or tubing. Cushion means made from a resilient material are disposed on the looped portions of the straps to facilitate the fixed disposition of the clamp on the cable, wiring or tubing. The cushion means may be slit along its length to provide for a fixed disposition of the clamp on the cable without binding.

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Dependent claims

In combination for clamping a cable,

a first strap having a flat portion and having a portion extending in a loop from the flat portion in a clockwise direction,
a second strap having a flat portion and having a portion extending in a loop from the flat portion in a counterclockwise direction,
the looped portions having surfaces disposed in mating relationship to define a clamp and having their flat portions disposed in adjacent relationship, the surfaces on the first and second straps with the mating relationship being smooth to facilitate a slidable relationship between such surfaces,
the first and second straps being made from a material having springlike characteristics to adjust the area encompassed by the clamp in accordance with pressures exerted on the flat portions for bringing the flat portions of the first and second straps into abutting relationship, and
cushion means made from a resilient material and enveloping the looped portions defined by the first and second straps of the clamp and having properties of distributing the forces exerted by the cable on the clamp, the cushion means being constructed to provide a guide for the sliding movement of the looped portions of the first and second straps relative to each other.

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In combination for clamping a cable,

a pair of straps each made from a springlike material and each having a flat portion and a looped portion extending from the flat portion in mating relationship to the looped portion on the other strap to define a clamp, each of the looped portions having an open configuration at one end for an abutting and sliding relationship between the looped portions to define the relative closure of the clamp, the flat portions on the straps being disposed relative to each other for clamping to provide for a closure of the clamp, the abutting surfaces of the straps being provided with smooth surfaces to facilitate the sliding relationship between the looped portions,
means disposed in the flat portions of the straps for providing for a clamping of the flat portions to obtain a closure of the clamp, and
cushion means made from a resilient material and disposed on the looped portions of the straps to facilitate the fixed disposition of the straps relative to each other and of the clamp on the cable, when the clamp is disposed on the cable, the cushion means being constructed to serve as a guide when the looped portions of the straps are slid relative to each other.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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