Structure of tube clamp

• US 5,787,555 A
• Filed: 07/29/1997
• Issued: 08/04/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Chen, Dian-Tai
• Original Assignee: Chen, Dian-Tai
• Inventors: Chen, Dian-Tai
• Primary Examiner(s): Reese, Randolph A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SANDY, ROBERT JOHN
• Application Number:
  US08/902,210
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: 24/274 R, 24/279, 24/280, 24/282, 24/284, 24/19, 24/20 R, 24/20 LS, 24/23 R, 24/274 WB, 285/367, 285/406, 285/410, 285/411
• US Class Current: 24/274.00R
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 33/08 in which a worm coacts with a part of the hose-encircling member that is toothed like a worm-wheel
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1412 with tighteners
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1427 Worm and tooth
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1441 Tangential screw
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1486 Screw locked band clamp

Abstract

A tube clamp including a transversely grooved binding strap having a first end terminating in a head and a second end terminating in a tail, a screw holder having hinged clamping plates and being fastened to an opening of the head of the binding strap by its clamping plates and adapted for joining the head and tail of the binding strap, and a screw mounted in the screw holder and turned to move the tail of the binding strap relative to its head in tightening up the tube clamp, wherein the head of the binding strap has two longitudinal bridging elements longitudinally disposed at two opposite sides of its opening, four rounded convex portions disposed in four corners of the opening at a top side of the binding strap for supporting the tail of the binding strap, four rounded concave portions respectively disposed between two opposite ends of the bridging elements and the rounded convex portions at the top side of the binding strap and adapted for buffering the pressure of the hinged clamping plates of the screw holder, and four projecting stop portions respectively and outwardly disposed at two opposite ends of the bridging elements and respectively stopped at two opposite ends of the screw holder.

Claims

1. A tube clamp comprising a transversely grooved binding strap having a first end terminating in a head and a second end terminating in a tail, a screw holder having hinged clamping plates and being fastened to an opening of the head of said transversely grooved binding strap by said clamping plates and adapted for joining the head and the tail of said transversely grooved binding strap, and a screw mounted in said screw holder and turned to move the tail of said transversely grooved binding strap relative to said head in tightening up the tube clamp, wherein the head of said transversely grooved binding strap comprises longitudinal bridging elements longitudinally disposed at two opposite sides of said opening, four rounded convex portions disposed adjacent to four corners of said opening and in contact with a bottom side of said tail of said binding strap, and four rounded concave portions respectively disposed between two opposite ends of said bridging elements and said rounded convex portions at a top side of said transversely grooved binding strap for buffering the pressure of said hinged clamping plates of said screw holder.

2. The tube clamp of claim 1, wherein the head of said transversely grooved binding strap further comprises four projecting stop portions respectively and outwardly disposed at two opposite ends of said bridging elements and respectively stopped at two opposite ends of said screw holder.

3. The tube clamp of claim 1, wherein said head comprises a substantially T-shaped hook integrally made on one end of said transversely grooved binding strap, and a mounting plate coupled between said screw holder and said T-shaped hook, said mounting plate comprising two punch holes, and two retaining strips respectively raised from the periphery of said punch holes and adapted for hooking up with said T-shaped hook.