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US 6,014,792 AGranted
Band clamp including band and separately attached buckle
AssigneeBand-It-IDEX, Inc.
InventorsMiklos Marelin, Mark Mossbrucker, Hans R. Hinnen, John E. Whalen, Jr.
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Abstract
The non-preformed clamping device of the present invention includes a buckle having an inclined shroud and a raised rear portion and a band having a pair of retention members for holding the buckle in position on the band. The buckle and band can further include matching markers to permit the user to properly orient the buckle on the band.
Claims21
A clamping device for fastening to an object, comprising:
- a band for wrapping around an object;
- a buckle secured to a first end of the band, the buckle including a shroud defining a first plane and a base defining a second plane, the first and second planes intersecting at an angle and the base containing a slot located below the shroud for receiving a second end of the band, wherein at least a portion of the base crosses over a portion of the band located in the slot.
A method for attaching a clamping device to an object, comprising:
- aligning a marker on a buckle with a marker on a band;
- passing a free end and at least a portion of the band through a slot in the buckle;
- thereafter forming the band into a loop by again passing said free end of the band through the slot in the buckle;
- and
- thereafter deforming the band such that the band will not pass back through the slot in the buckle.
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A method for attaching a clamping device to an object, comprising:
- passing a free end and at least a portion of a band through a slot in a buckle wherein the slot is formed between a shroud and a base of the buckle, plane of the shroud intersecting a plane of the base at an angle;
- forming the band into a loop by again passing said free end of the band through the slot in the buckle;
- rotating the buckle downwardly to decrease the clearance of the band in the slot of the buckle;
- and
- thereafter deforming a portion of the band such that the deformed portion of the band is larger than the slot in the buckle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.