Hinged clamping collar
AssigneeEtablissements Caillau
InventorsNicolas Rigollet, Fabrice Prevot
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Abstract
Disclosed is a clamping collar which includes a belt made up of two belt portions, each of which has a first end provided with a tightening tab and a second end provided with an assembly member. The assembly members are suitable for co-operating to assemble the second ends together in a releasable manner. The collar also includes tightening means suitable for co-operating with the tightening tabs so as to move the tabs relative to each other once the second ends are assembled together, in such a manner as to tighten the collar.
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A clamping collar comprising a belt made up of two belt portions, each of which has a first end provided with a tightening tab and a second end provided with an assembly member, the assembly members being suitable for co-operating with each other so as to assemble said second ends together in releasable manner, the tightening tabs being able to be moved relative to each other once the second ends are assembled together, in such a manner as to tighten the collar, the collar further comprising a nut/bolt arrangement and the first ends of the two belt portions being interconnected by the nut/bolt arrangement and further interconnected via a bridge so that, when the collar is in a free, non-tightened state, the bridge holds together the tightening tabs relative to each other and makes it possible for the second ends of the belt portions to be brought closer together until the assembly members co-operate with each other, the configuration of said bridge being modified while the collar is being tightened so as to enable the tightening tabs to move relative to each other, wherein the bridge is integral with the first end of each of the two belt portions and wherein the two belt portions and the bridge are formed in one piece.
A clamping collar comprising a belt made up of two belt portions, each of which has a first end provided with a tightening tab and a second end, the second end being able to co-operate with each other by hooking so as to be assembled together in a releasable manner, the tightening tabs being able to be moved relative to each other once the second ends are assembled together, in such a manner as to tighten the collar, the collar further comprising a nut/bolt arrangement and the first ends of the two belt portions being interconnected by the nut/bolt arrangement and further interconnected via a bridge so that, when the collar is in a free, non-tightened state, the bridge holds together the tightening tabs relative to each other and makes it possible for the second ends of the belt portions to be brought together until the second ends of the belt portions are hooked together, the configuration of said bridge being modified while the collar is being tightened so as to enable the tightening tabs to move relative to each other, wherein the bridge is integral with the first end of each of the two belt portions and wherein the two belt portions and the bridge are formed in one piece.
A clamping collar comprising a belt made up of two belt portions, each of which has a first end provided with a tightening tab and a second end provided with an assembly member, the assembly members being suitable for co-operating with each other so as to assemble said second ends together in releasable manner, the tightening tabs being able to be moved relative to each other once the second ends are assembled together, in such a manner as to tighten the collar, the collar further comprising a nut/bolt arrangement and the first ends of the two belt portions being interconnected by the nut/bolt arrangement and further interconnected via a bridge so that, when the collar is in a free, non-tightened state, the bridge holds together the tightening tabs relative to each other and makes it possible for the second ends of the belt portions to be brought closer together until the assembly members co-operate with each other, the configuration of said bridge being modified while the collar is being tightened so as to enable the tightening tabs to move relative to each other, wherein the bridge is secured to the first end of a first one of the two belt portions and is integral with the first end of a second one of the two belt portions and wherein the two belt portions and the bridge are formed in one piece.
A clamping collar comprising a belt made up of two belt portions, each of which has a first end provided with a tightening tab and a second end, the second end being able to co-operate with each other by hooking so as to be assembled together in a releasable manner, the tightening tabs being able to be moved relative to each other once the second ends are assembled together, in such a manner as to tighten the collar, the collar further comprising a nut/bolt arrangement and the first ends of the two belt portions being interconnected by the nut/bolt arrangement and further interconnected via a bridge so that, when the collar is in a free, non-tightened state, the bridge holds together the tightening tabs relative to each other and makes it possible for the second ends of the belt portions to be brought together until the second ends of the belt portions are hooked together, the configuration of said bridge being modified while the collar is being tightened so as to enable the tightening tabs to move relative to each other, the configuration of said bridge being modified while the collar is being tightened so as to enable the tightening tabs to move relative to each other, wherein the bridge is secured to the first end of a first one of the two belt portions and is integral with the first end of a second one of the two belt portions and wherein the two belt portions and the bridge are formed in one piece.
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