Assembly for attaching a clamp to a hose
AssigneeFluid Routing Solutions, Inc.
InventorsBen F. Holt, Christopher W. Smith, Andrew Norman, John E. Mobley
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cover bracket for holding a clamp having a screw housing in place on a hose without contaminating the screw housing with adhesive. The cover bracket includes a cover portion configured to receive a screw housing and a first runner and a second runner connected to one another by the cover portion. Each of the first and second runners includes a hose contacting surface and the first runner includes a channel in the hose contacting surface. The channel including an aperture extending through the first runner to an exterior of the first runner. Also disclosed is a method for attaching the cover bracket to the hose having the clamp thereon.
Claims17
A cover bracket for holding a clamp having a screw housing in place on a hose without contaminating the screw housing with adhesive comprising:
- a cover portion configured to receive a screw housing;
- a first runner and a second runner connected to one another by the cover portion, each of the first and the second runners including a hose contacting surface;
- wherein the first runner includes a channel in the hose contacting surface, the channel having an aperture extending through the first runner to an exterior of the first runner.
A method for attaching a cover bracket to a hose and clamp assembly comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a hose with a clamp having a band and a screw housing positioned thereon;
- b) providing a cover bracket comprising:
- a cover portion configured to receive the screw housing;
- a first runner and an opposing second runner connected to one another by the cover portion;
- wherein the first runner includes a hose contacting surface and a channel in the hose contacting surface, the channel having an aperture extending through the first runner to an exterior of the first runner;
- c) placing the cover bracket over the screw housing so that the hose contacting surfaces of the first and second runners are in contact with the hose;
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- d) feeding an adhesive through the aperture so that the adhesive fills the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.