Hose clamp

A clamp comprising:

• an elongated band having opposite ends and first and second opposite end portions engageable with one another with said first end portion overlapping said second end portion, said first end portion including a plurality of apertures spaced longitudinally from one another, the margins of at least a pair of said apertures on sides thereof toward said end of said first end portion having projections depending from said first end portion and projecting away from said one end;
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• said second end portion including a plurality of hooks spaced from one another and projecting outwardly of said second end portion away from said second end for entering into said apertures and engaging said projections of said first end portion upon said first end portion overlapping said second end portion;
• said band having an outwardly projecting ear between said ends thereof including side wall portions and a bridging band portion extending between said side wall portions, and a pair of lobes projecting generally lengthwise in the direction of said band from each of the opposite side wall portions and in opposite directions away from said bridging band portion.

A clamp comprising:

• an elongated band having opposite ends and first and second opposite end portions engageable with one another with said first end portion overlapping said second end portion, said first end portion including a plurality of apertures spaced longitudinally from one another, the margins of at least a pair of said apertures on sides thereof toward said end of said first end portion having projections depending from said first end portion and projecting away from said one end;
• said second end portion including a plurality of hooks spaced from one another and projecting outwardly of said second end portion away from said second end for entering into said apertures and engaging said projections of said first end portion upon said first end portion overlapping said second end portion;
• said second end portion including a protuberance projecting outwardly of said band at a location between said second end and said hooks, said first end portion having a slot on a side of said projections remote from said first end for receiving said protuberance and guiding the first and second end portions against relative lateral displacement upon said first end portion overlapping said second end portion;
• said band having an outwardly projecting ear between said ends thereof including side wall portions and a bridging band portion extending between said side wall portions, said ear being located along said first end portion between said apertures and said slot with said second end portion spanning across said ear when said first end portion over laps said second end portion;
• and a pair of lobes projecting generally lengthwise in the direction of said band from each of the opposite side wall portions and in opposite directions away from said bridging band portion.

A clamp comprising:

• an elongated band having opposite ends and first and second opposite end portions engageable with one another with said first end portion overlapping said second end portion, one of said first and second end portions including a plurality of apertures spaced longitudinally from one another, another of said first and second end portions having projections for entering into said apertures upon said first end portion overlapping said second end portion;
• said second end portion including a protuberance projecting outwardly of said band, said first end portion having a slot for receiving said protuberance and guiding the first and second end portions against relative lateral displacement when said first end portion overlaps said second end portion;
• said band having an outwardly projecting ear between said ends thereof including side wall portions and a bridging band portion extending between said side wall portions, said ear being located along said first end portion between said first end and said slot with said second end portion spanning across said ear when said first end portion overlaps said second end portion;
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• a pair of lobes projecting generally lengthwise in the direction of said band from each of the opposite side wall portions and in opposite directions away from said bridging band portion.