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US 5,622,391 AGranted
Hose/clamp assembly
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorDonald R. Belik
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Abstract
A hose/clamp assembly is provided wherein the hose is provided with a protrusion which engages with a slot in the clamp. Further provisions allow for the orientation of the clamp on the hose to facilitate assembly onto motor vehicles.
Claims3
A method of attaching a hose clamp to a hose comprising:
- a) providing a hose with a protrusion having a stem portion proximate said hose and a head portion distal therefrom;
- b) providing a clamp with a first slot of sufficient size to receive the hose portion of the protrusion and a second slot as a continuation of said first slot to receive the stem portion of the protrusion;
- c) placing the first slot over the head portion of the protrusion;
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- d) rotating the clamp relative to the hose to engage the stem portion of the protrusion in the second slot.
2 more elements
A hose/clamp combination comprising a hose having a protrusion thereon, said protrusion having a stem portion proximate said hose and a head portion distal therefrom;
- and a hose clamp having a first slot of sufficient size to receive said head portion of said protrusion and a second slot as a continuation of the first slot which is narrower than said head portion of the protrusion to receive the stem portion of the protrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.