Patent ID: 6896301

Claim:
A clamp assembly for interconnecting components in a fluid system comprising: two interconnected clamp members that form a channel, wherein each clamp member includes two sidewalls and an outer wall disposed between said sidewalls to cooperatively form said clamp member channel having a generally octagonal shape; a fastener disposed in a longitudinally extending bore for interconnecting said clamp members; a spacer disposed within said channel, wherein said spacer includes a centrally located bore defining a part of a central passageway for the transmission of a fluid and a transversely extending bore for receiving the fastener for retaining the clamp members together; two opposed port members disposed in said clamp member channel with said spacer therebetween, wherein each port member includes a center portion with a clamping portion at one end of said center portion and a connecting portion at the opposite end and a longitudinally extending bore defining part of the central passageway for the transmission of the fluid; and a flange extending radially from each port member clamping portion, wherein said flange has an octagonal shape corresponding to that of said clamp member channel, so that a plurality of clamping forces from said clamp members are directed radially inwards from points of contact between said flanges and said clamp members to provide cross loading.