Pipe clasper

• US 3,922,103 A
• Filed: 10/18/1974
• Issued: 11/25/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Motohide Hirato
• Original Assignee: Motohide Hirato
• Inventors: Hirato, Motohide
• Primary Examiner(s): Kundrat, Andrew V.
• Application Number:
  US05/515,885
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 403/397,400,192,49 24/81CR 52/719 135/7.1R
• US Class Current: 403/397
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/248 of wire
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 7/0493 forming a crossed-over connection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3444 Circular work engageable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/7176 Resilient clip

Abstract

A pipe clasper is used to couple two pipes in the form of a T, one at the end of the other. The pipes may be used as constructive framework, and the pipe clasper is useful for construction and in particular construction for agricultural use. The pipe clasper according to this invention comprises a cap body mounted on the end of a pipe and a band body for elasticly holding two pipes in a T-shape.

Claims

1. A pipe clasper comprising a cap body adapted to fit over the end of a first pipe to be clasped with one end closed, a wire receiving aperture towards said closed end, and a band body made of a single resilient linear wire material bent so as to define a central portion pivotally inserted in said cap body receiving aperture, a pair of bent portions adapted to fit around a second pipe to be clasped, said bent portions extending from both sides of said central portion, and a pair of straight portions extending from the bent portions, the end of one of said pair of straight portions being bent to provide a hook portion and the end of the other straight portions being bent to provide a stop portion and an engaging portion.

2. A pipe clasper comprising a cap body adapted to fit over the end of a first pipe to be clasped made of synthetic resin having a peripheral wall and one end closed, a wire receiving aperture towards said closed end and a band body to be pivotally inserted into said cap body receiving aperture said aperture being provided with a slot from said wall to the center of the cap body and with a pivot center aperture defined in said slot, said slot being a little narrower width than the diameter of said band body and said pivot center aperture being of a size substantially the Same as the diameter of said band body and said band body consisting of a central portion, said central portion to be inserted into said pivot center aperture, a pair of bent portions extending from both sides of said central portion and a pair of straight portions extending from said bent portions, the end of one of said pair of the straight portions being bent to provide a hook portion and the end of the other straight portion being bent to provide a stop portion and an engaging portion.

3. A pipe clasper as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cap body is provided with a threaded projection above and below the slot thereof whereby a clamping bolt may be screwed into said projection from above so as to prevent said slot from being widened.