Patent ID: 11898669
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A system for reducing band clamp failure on a multi-piece cannister having a cannister shape, wherein the multi-piece cannister comprises an at least one first section coupled to an at least one second section by a respective first band clamp, the system comprising:
a band clamp cover, the band clamp cover comprising a cover first section and a cover second section;
the cover first section coupled to the cover second section at a first end of the band clamp cover by a hinge;
the cover first section coupled to the cover second section at a second end of the band clamp cover by a removable fastener;
the band clamp cover having a cover shape, wherein the band clamp cover has a first channel that encompasses the first band clamp.