Retainer band for use in fluid-handling vessels
AssigneeZodiac Pool Systems LLC
InventorBruce W. Maskell
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Abstract
A connecting mechanism for joining the ends of the retainer band that does not damage the band ends may help prevent separation of the ends as the band is compressed, and corrosion of the band when it is exposed to a chemically-charged environment. A retainer structure for use in a fluid-holding tank comprises a main band body having a first end portion and a second end portion and a connecting member for receiving the first and second end portions so that the main band body forms a loop shape. The connecting member is configured to directly secure the received first and second end portions without deforming the first and second end portions.
Claims18
A retainer structure for use in a fluid-holding tank, the retainer structure comprising
- a main band body having a first end portion with a gradually tapered end and a second end portion with a second gradually tapered end, the tapered ends having a width that is less than a width of the main band body;
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- a preformed connecting member receivingly engaged with the first and second end portions so that the main band body forms a loop shape, the connecting member having a width that is less than the width of the main band body and greater than the width of the tapered ends,
- wherein the connecting member directly secures the received first and second end portions without deforming the first and second end portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.