Patent ID: 8635747
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamping device for bridging two elements which can be brought closer to each other comprising: at least one tensioning belt connected with one of said two elements; and a turnbuckle connected with the other of said two elements, said tensioning belt is engaged into said turnbuckle and is movable with it, whereby the tensioning belt and the turnbuckle are each mountable on the allocated element by a positive plug-in connection, that the elements, which can be brought closer to each other, are provided with formed retaining means defined as projections emerging from their plane, and that the end portion of the tensioning belt facing away from the turnbuckle and a turnbuckle belt defined as a belt lug being applied on the turnbuckle and in opposite direction to the tensioning belt are provided with counter-retaining means which can be attached on the retaining means of the elements, whereby: the ends of the tensioning belt and the turnbuckle belt facing away from the turnbuckle are each provided with a fixing tongue to which a catch hood each of the elements are allocated comprising an opening face towards the opposite element in each case; the length of the fixing tongue is greater than the length of the tongue provided in the area of the counter-retaining means; and the excess length corresponds at most to the clear inner length of the hoods acting as retaining means, and that the fixing tongue snaps into the allocated catch hood when the tongues are introduced into the hoods, which act as retaining means, and are attributed to the counter-retaining means.