Patent ID: 7422245
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamp and hose assembly comprising: a hose, a clamp including a band and a screw housing mounted to said band with a screw disposed in said screw housing, said screw engaging said band for tightening said band on said hose; a cover bracket having an opening receiving said screw housing, said cover bracket including a cover portion for the screw housing and a base portion extending from the cover portion, said base portion comprising a pair of runners spaced apart by said opening, each runner including an inner edge adjacent to said opening and defining a portion of the opening's length, an outer edge distal to said opening, a bonding surface proximal the outer edge, and at least one channel between the bonding surface and the inner edge, said channel being in said runner and spaced a distance from said inner edge, said inner edges of said pair of runners positioned facing one another across said opening that spaces apart the pair of runners; and an adhesive applied to the bonding surface.