Patent ID: 9651071
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: E04F,E05D,E06B,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A fitting comprising: a first clamp body defining a first grip formation and a first fastener aperture; a second clamp body defining a second grip formation and a second fastener aperture; and at least one fastener; said first and second clamp bodies being shaped and dimensioned such that, when they are in abutment, with the first and second fastener apertures aligned, the first and second clamp bodies form a combined body defining a recess between the first and second grip formations; wherein each of said first and second clamp bodies comprises a composite plastics material covered by a pressed stainless steel shell, said composite plastics material being softer and more ductile than said stainless steel; wherein the pressed stainless steel shells define apertures that are aligned with the fastener apertures and the fastener extends through said apertures defined in the stainless steel shells and said fastener apertures, said fastener exerting a compressive force on the outsides of the stainless steel shells.