Elastic hose clamp

A method of joining flexible deformable tubing having an interior bore to an internal fitting inside an open end of the interior bore of the flexible deformable tubing, comprising providing a strand of elastomeric material, stretching the strand of elastomeric material by elongating strand portions forming wraps around the flexible deformable tubing, and wrapping the strand portions while stretched to provide a plurality of wraps over the flexible deformable tubing to deform and clamp said flexible deformable tubing to an outer surface of the internal fitting wherein the strand is substantially 2240 denier of at least 0.03 inches in diameter, and the stretching step including elongating a portion of the strand forming each wrap to a length of at least two times an original at rest length of the strand portion when stretching the strand.

A method of joining flexible deformable tubing to an internal fitting positioned inside an internal opening of the flexible deformable tubing adjacent an end thereof comprising selecting a strand of flexible elastic material that will wrap around the flexible deformable tubing a plurality of times, said strand being selected to be elongatable when stretched to at least 50 percent of its at rest length, retaining a free end of the strand on an outer surface of the flexible deformable tubing overlying the internal fitting, stretching at least a length of the strand sufficient to wrap around the flexible deformable tubing to at least 50 percent of its at rest length and forming a wrap around the flexible deformable tubing to deform the tubing against an outer surface of the internal fitting, and subsequently stretching portions of the strand and forming additional wraps around the flexible deformable tubing, and securing a second end of the strand with respect to the flexible deformable tubing after the additional wraps have been completed.