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Muffler clamp

  • US 4,506,418 A
  • Filed: 12/20/1982
  • Issued: 03/26/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A clamp comprising:

  • a bracket having first and second walls that are maintained in spaced-apart relation by a base member and that have a central region located between opposite ends, said first and second walls each having a planar surface and an edge that is remote from said base member and that has a generally concave contour, said first and second walls each further having a plurality of sections in the planar surface thereof, said sections extending inwardly from the concave edge toward said base member with the portions of said first and second walls between said base member and the closed end of said sections being lowest in the central region of said walls and highest adjacent the ends of said walls, such that the plurality of sections are closed together as the base member is flexed inwardly;

    a retainer having a curved central region located between two distal ends, said central region having a radius of curvature substantially equal to the radius of curvature of the concave edge of said bracket; and

    fastening means for securing said retainer to said bracket adjacent the distal ends.

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