Patent ID: 6712542
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B64G,Y10T

Abstract:
A releasable clampband apparatus, comprising:a discontinuous clampband having at least one opening defined between a first end and a second end of said clampband; a connector extending across the opening of said clampband, wherein said connector is fixedly attached to one of the first end and second end of said clampband and moveably attached to the other one of the first end and second end of said clampband; a housing surrounding a portion of said connector, wherein said housing defines a cavity and is attached to the other one of the first end and second end of said clampband; and a moveable positioning assembly at least partially disposed within the cavity defined by said housing, said moveable positioning assembly connected to said connector such that relative movement of said moveable positioning assembly with respect to said housing alters the tension to which said clampband is subjected, wherein said moveable positioning assembly comprises a first piston body and a second piston body, wherein the first piston body and second piston body are sized and shaped such that at least a portion of one of the first and second piston bodies fits within at least a portion of the other one of the first and second piston bodies.