Patent ID: 7216899
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vacuum system, comprising: a first vacuum component having a first flange; a second vacuum component having a second flange; a first clamp member capable of being secured around the perimeter of the first flange, the first clamp member having a first contact surface and a first coupling opening; a second clamp member capable of being secured around the perimeter of the second flange, the second clamp member having a second contact surface and a second coupling opening; a lap joint circumferentially connecting two halves of the first clamp members with a fastening member; and a coupling member insertable through the first and second coupling openings, the coupling member capable of providing a compressive force to urge the first contact surface to come into contact with the second contact surface, the coupling member orthogonally oriented to the fastening member.