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US 4,343,066 AGranted
Tube clamp
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorMark A. Lance
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AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorMark A. Lance
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The invention relates particularly to clamps for closing the weasands of slaughtered animals such as sheep and cattle and consisting of a base member and a strap member for clamping the weasand against the base member, the base member having an intermediate or middle part which is of arcuate shape in transverse cross-section--that is to say, in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the weasand to be closed--and tapering or inclined forwardly in that longitudinal direction, and the strap member having means for securing its outer or free end to the base so as to grip a weasand tightly against the arcuately shaped middle part of the base and thereby inhibit the flow of ingesta. By reason of the tapered or inclined shape of the arcuately shaped middle part of the base the clamp, once it has been secured to the weasand, may be slid forwardly along the weasand to a position close to the stomach of the slaughtered animal but will strongly resist any return movement due to internal pressure in the stomach and/or weasand. It is preferred that the two parts be made as a unitary moulding of a suitable plastic material.
A clamp, for closing a flexible tube, comprising a base and a strap, said base having a projecting generally arcuate surface inclined in relation to the longitudinal direction of the tube to be closed, said strap adapted for clamping the tube against said inclined surface, and means for securing the strap in its clamping position relative to the inclined surface wherein said strap generally conforms to said arcuate surface when said strap is secured in the clamping position.
A unitary clamping device for closing a flexible tube comprising a base and a strap, said base having a first side extension and a second side extension and a projecting generally arcuate clamping surface, said strap having a hinged side extension attached to said first side extension and a distal end, said distal end and said second side extension each having means adapted to cooperate for securing said distal end of, said strap relative to said base, whereby when said distal end is secured said strap is secured relative to said base and generally conforms to said generally arcuate clamping surface thereby closing a flexible tube positioned between said clamping surface and said strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.