Patent ID: 9631748
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: F16B,F16L

Claim:
1. A pipe-coupling clamping belt comprising: an anchor element configured for circumferentially extending and surrounding respective pipe ends; a clamping belt band configured for circumferentially extending and surrounding the anchor element; a first end on said clamping belt band; a first bolt connected to said first end, said first bolt being disposed transversely relative to the circumferential direction; a first end region of said clamping belt band being located proximate to said first end; a second end on said clamping belt band; a second bolt connected to said second end, said second bolt being disposed transversely relative to the circumferential direction; a second end region of said clamping belt band being located proximate to said second end; said first end region having at least one longitudinal slot extending in the circumferential direction, said at least one longitudinal slot sized to receive said second end region passed through said at least one longitudinal slot to form a region of overlap for said first and second end regions of said clamping belt band; said first and second bolts being operatively interconnected to controllably displace said first and second ends away from said region of overlap for tightening; a lateral extent maximum bounds of said first and said second end regions together in said region of overlap having value less than or equal to a width of said clamping belt band lying outside said region of overlap and between said first and second ends; a second longitudinal slot in said second end region and extending in the circumferential direction; said first and second bolts being operatively interconnected via a clamping screw extending tangentially to the circumferentially extending anchor element and clamping belt band, and at least partially through the second longitudinal slot, where the clamping screw controllably displaces said first and second ends away from said region of overlap for tightening said clamping belt band; wherein the anchor element includes a recess extending circumferentially at least partially there-around, the recess being located proximate to said region of overlap such that the recess accommodates at least a portion of said clamping screw.