Patent ID: 9428969
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: E21B,F16B,F16L

Claim Text:
1. A kit of parts for assembly into a clamp for mounting upon an elongate member to be deployed underwater, the kit of parts comprising a set of separately formed clamp bodies and a strap, the clamp bodies each being shaped to provide a pressure plate coupled to an outer plate through end walls, forming a through-going opening which receives the strap, the pressure plate having an inner face which carries a spring element and an outer face, the aforesaid parts being configured to be assembled into a clamp in which the strap passes through the clamp bodies and bears upon said outer face of each clamp body with said springs arranged to seat upon said elongate member in a circumferential arrangement and said clamp bodies being circumferentially spaced from one another, so that the set of separately formed clamp bodies are able to move inwardly as said strap is tightened and said spring elements are thereby compressed, and so that once tightened the clamp is able to resist movement along the elongate member, and the clamp bodies and their spring elements being formed such that they can, without modification, be assembled into clamps having a range of different diameters and having a differing number of clamp bodies.