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US 8,201,779 B2Granted
Hose support strap for railway car brake line
AssigneeStrato, Inc.
InventorsLin Hua, Xiaoxing Zhang
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Abstract
A hose strap for a railway car brake line having a flexible strap having a plurality of through holes and two clips attached to the strap. Each clip has a first leg and a second leg, which are offset from each other and curled at the ends. As a result of these innovations, the hose strap according to the invention has an improved reaction force, load support and lifespan.
Claims11
A hose strap for a railway car brake line, comprising:
- a flexible strap having a plurality of substantially identical oblong through holes positioned in a row lengthwise along the strap so that a longitudinal axis of the oblong through holes coincides with a longitudinal axis of the strap;
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- two one-piece metal clips attached respectively to opposite ends of the strap;
- wherein each clip comprises a first leg and a second leg extending from a major bend, each said first and second leg extending completely through adjacent through holes in the strap, the distance between said first and second leg along the longitudinal axis of the strap being greater than the distance, between identical points on two adjacent through holes along the same axis.
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