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US 8,424,166 B2Granted
Dual locking band clamp and method of forming the same
AssigneeBand-It-IDEX, Inc.
InventorsCasey James Dorneman, Miklos Balazs Marelin
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Abstract
An improved band clamp is provided that employs a punch that forms an indication in the deformed band during locking procedure. More specifically, a punch having at least one shoulder or other indication mechanisms is provided that selectively contacts a band to deform it with respect to a buckle to lock the band and buckle of a band clamp together. The shoulder contemplated thus leaves a mark on the deformed band to quickly provide a visual indication of dimple depth.
Claims13
A locked band clamp, comprising:
- a buckle including an opening therethrough for receiving a band, said buckle also including an aperture through an outer surface of said buckle;
- a band positioned within said buckle;
- a deformation formed in the band located generally adjacent to said aperture, said deformation preventing relative motion between said band and said buckle;
- a curled portion of said band that engages an edge of said outer surface of said buckle that prevents relative motion of said buckle relative to said band;
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- a visual indicator formed in the band at least partially around said deformation, said visual indicator comprised of an indention in the outer surface of the band that forms a ridge that is located above a lowest portion of said deformation.
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