Patent ID: 6343772
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A hose clamp comprising:a clamping body formed by bending a band-shaped spring plate into a generally circular shape and flexibly deformed into a contracted state and a spread state, the clamping body being attached to a hose before the hose is connected to a pipe; a holder provided on the clamping body to hold the clamping body in the spread state in which the clamping body is loosely fitted with an end of the hose, the holder releasing the clamping body from the spread state so that the clamping body is deformed into the contracted state in which the clamping body clamps a junction of the hose and the pipe; and a positioner positioning the clamping body at the end of the hose, the positioner including a clamp retainer attached to an outer circumference of the clamping body and a locking element which engages the hose to prevent the clamping body from displacing axially and circumferentially with respect to the hose; wherein said locking element includes a hook engaging an end face of the hose to prevent the positioner from displacing axially with respect to the hose.