Patent ID: 9447903
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: F16L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of installing a clamp, comprising: positioning the clamp over a hose, the clamp including a band and a spring liner positioned on an annular inner face of the band, the spring liner comprising a first circumferential shoulder near a first edge of the spring liner, a second circumferential shoulder near a second edge of the spring liner, a central, cylindrical contact portion having a flat surface section of smaller circumference than the shoulders of the spring liner when viewed in cross-section, a first inwardly-extending leg that connects the central, cylindrical contact portion to the first circumferential shoulder, and a second inwardly-extending leg that connects the central, cylindrical contact portion to the second circumferential shoulder, tightening the band to advance the central, cylindrical contact portion of the spring liner into engagement with the hose, and deflecting the spring liner to decrease a gap defined between the annular inner face of the band and the flat surface section of the central, cylindrical contact portion of the spring liner.