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US 6,860,527 B2Granted
Strap clamp
AssigneeDonaldson Company, Inc.
InventorsWayne M. Wagner, John I. Belisle, James P. Shields
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Abstract
A pipe clamp including a strap adapted to surround a pipe. The strap includes first and second opposing ends separated by a gap. The clamp also includes a fastener that extends across the gap for tightening or loosening the clamp by narrowing or widening the gap between the first and second opposing ends of the strap. The first opposing end includes at least one projection and the second opposing end defines at least one recess for receiving the projection when the clamp is tightened.
Claims36
A pipe clamp comprising:
- a strap adapted to surround a pipe, the strap including first and second opposing ends separate by a gap;
- a threaded fastener that extends across the gap for tightening or loosening the clamp by narrowing or widening the gap between the first and second opposing ends of the strap;
- the first opposing end including at least one projection;
- and
- the second opposing end defining at least one recess for receiving the projection when the clamp is tightened.
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A pipe clamp comprising:
- a strap adapted to surround a pipe, the strap including first and second opposing ends separated by a gap;
- a threaded fastener that extends across the gap for tightening or loosening the clamp by narrowing or widening the gap between the first and second opposing ends of the strap;
- the first opposing end including a first portion;
- the second opposing end including a second portion;
- and
- the first and second portions being configured to extend circumferentially past one another when the clamp is tightened while remaining substantially within a cylindrical boundary defined by a wall thickness of the strap.
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A pipe clamp comprising:
- a metal strap including first and second opposing ends separated by a gap;
- a bolt that extends across the gap for tightening or loosening the clamp by narrowing or widening the gap between the first and second opposing ends of the strap, the bolt having a base end connected to the first opposing end;
- a sleeve connected to the second opposing end for receiving a free end of the bolt;
- and
- the first and second ends of the strap being configured to intermesh when the clamp is tightened.
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A pipe clamp comprising:
- a metal strap including first and second opposing ends separated by a gap;
- only a single bolt that extends across the gap for tightening or loosening the clamp by narrowing or widening the gap between the first and second opposing ends of the strap, the bolt having a base end connected to the first opposing end;
- a sleeve connected to the second opposing end for receiving a free end of the bolt;
- the first and second ends of the strap being configured to intermesh when the clamp is tightened;
- one of the first and second ends including no more than three projections;
- and
- the other of the first and second ends including no more than three recesses for receiving the projections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.