Patent ID: 8671525
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamping device comprising a collar suitable for being placed around objects to be clamped, the collar having a substantially cylindrical metal belt, at least one pair of lugs that project relative to said belt and that define a tightening space between their respective front portions of said lugs, and at least one tightening rod and two tightening members co-operating with said rod, and with respective ones of bearing portions of the two lugs of the pair, so as to bring said lugs together in such a manner as to cause the belt to be tightened by reducing its diameter, at least a first one of the lugs of the pair being a lug having an extension, the bearing portion of which first lug is formed in an extension of said first lug, which extension is folded back towards the back of said first lug, away from the second lug of the pair of lugs, and is provided with a hole for receiving the tightening rod and that is situated facing a hole in the front portion of said first lug, a bracing space being provided between the folded-back extension and said front portion, each of the holes in the extension and in the front portion of the first lug having an edge portion provided with a visor that extends into the bracing space, and an edge portion that is not provided with a visor and that extends facing the visor of the other one of said holes.