Patent ID: 6598269
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
An open hose clamp formed of a band having an inner band end and an outer band end overlapping said inner band ends, comprisingand outer band part which includes, starting from said outer band end, an opening, an ear-shaped formation for tightening the clamp by shortening the length of said band, and a channel extending in the longitudinal direction of said band, and an inner band part which includes, starting from said inner band end, a tongue which engages in said channel when the clamp is in a tightened state, an area spanning the area under said ear-shaped formation, and a hook for insertion into said opening, wherein said channel is formed as an open aperture which is wider than said tongue and said tongue comprises an attachment projecting outwards through said aperture.