Clamp holder

In combination, an annular hose clamp, a clamp holder for fixing the hose clamp in position on a hose, and the hose:

• said hose at least partially disposed within the clamp holder,
• said hose clamp at least partially dispose within the clamp holder, and
• said clamp holder comprising a holder base and holding arms formed from an elastically deformable material, wherein:
• (a) the holder base is so constructed as to be capable of being positioned on the outer periphery of the hose clamp, and
• (b) the holding arms consist of a pair of holding arms protruding from each of a pair of lateral edges of the holder base and forming opposed arcs lying along a circumference having a diameter somewhat smaller than the outside diameter of the hose,
• (i) inner surface portions of the opposed arcs of the holding arms forming edges with adjacent inner surface portions of distal ends of the holding arms,
• (ii) the edges defining an angle between the inner surface portion of the distal end of each of the holding arms and the adjacent inner surface portion of the opposed arc of the holding arm,
• (iii) each edge forming a sharp projection on the inner peripheral surface of the distal end of each holding arm, directed substantially toward the center of the circumference or more inwardly than the center of the circumference, and
• (iv) each holding arm having a guide for insertion, which protrudes from an outer peripheral surface and has a height such that the guide does not protrude outwardly of said hose clamp.

In combination, a hose clamp and a clamp holder for fixing said hose clamp in position on a hose:

• said hose clamp at least partially disposed within the clamp holder, and
• said clamp holder comprising a holder base and holding arms formed from an elastically deformable material, wherein:
• (a) the holder base being positioned on the outer periphery of the hose clamp, and
• (b) the holding arms being a pair of holding arms protruding from each of a pair of lateral edges of the holder base and forming opposed arcs lying along a circumference,
• (i) inner surface portions of the opposed arcs of the holding arms forming edges with adjacent inner surface portions of distal ends of the holding arms,
• (ii) the edges defining an angle between the inner surface portion of the distal end of each of the holding arms and the adjacent inner surface portion of the opposed arc of the holding arm,
• (iii) each edge forming a sharp projection on the inner peripheral surface of the distal end of each holding arm, directed substantially toward the center of the circumference or more inwardly than the center of the circumference, and
• (iv) each holding arm having a guide for insertion, which protrudes from an outer peripheral surface and has a height such that the guide does not protrude outwardly of said hose clamp.

A system to clamp a hose enveloping a pipe, comprising:

• an annular hose clamp having a diametrically expanded position and a contracted position and designed to be disposed on the hose in the diametrically expanded position;
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• a clamp holder comprising:
• a holder base having a pair of lateral edges and positioned on an outer periphery of the annular hose clamp;
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• a pair of holding arms protruding from each of a pair of the lateral edge of the holder base and forming opposed arcs lying along a circumference, wherein the circumference has a diameter smaller than an outside diameter of the hose, wherein each holding arm is formed from an elastically deformable material and comprises:
• an insertion guide protruding from an outer peripheral surface of each holding arm and having a height less than or equal to a distance between an outer diameter of the annular hose clamp in the diametrically expanded position and an outer diameter of the hose such that each of said insertion guide does not protrude outwardly of said hose clamp in said diametrically expanded position.