Patent ID: 8402887
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: B65B,B65D,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of using a multi-component clamp assembly to releasably secure a volumetric object to a retaining structure, the volumetric object having an outer surface and the clamp assembly including first and second non-extensible, flexible strap portions and a binder lever, the first strap portion having a first length and a first free end terminating in a first folded portion; the second strap portion having a second length and a second free end terminating in a second folded portion; and the binder lever having upper and lower surfaces, an axis end, a free end, and a lever length along which multiple apertures are mutually spaced apart, the method comprising: engaging the first and second strap portions to the retaining structure and positioning the volumetric object between the first and second strap portions; routing the first and second strap portions so that they and the retaining structure cooperate to encompass the outer surface of the volumetric object; inserting the first folded portion through at least one of the apertures located in proximity to the axis end of the binder lever, and inserting the second folded portion through different ones of the apertures located in proximity to the free end of the binder lever, so that the first and second folded portions loop over different ones of the upper and lower surfaces of the binder lever; and rotating the binder lever about the axis end so that the binder lever lies against but is not coupled to the outer surface of the volumetric object, the distance between the first and second folded portions being selected to set a tension in the first and second strap portions to hold the outer surface of the volumetric object against the retaining structure and to hold the binder lever against the outer surface of the volumetric object.