Patent ID: 8408501
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: B60D,F16L

Abstract:
1. A hose clamp comprising: a hanger configured to be suspended from a harness; a hinge; and a clasp defining lower pockets and being rotatably attached to the hanger by the hinge, the clasp being configured to rotate about the hinge between an open position, in which flexible lines can be laid into the pockets, and a closed position in which the hanger and the clasp together surround and capture the flexible lines in the respective pockets; a hook configured to latch the clasp in the closed position, the hook comprising wherein the hook and the clasp are configured for the hook finger to be manually forced laterally outward, against elastic bias of the clasp, to slide the hook finger laterally off the ledge to release the clasp from the closed position.