Patent ID: 8789852

Claim:
A hose repair clamp comprising: a first clamp portion, the first clamp portion comprising a first channel, the first clamp portion further comprising a plurality of spaced apart barbs extending into the first channel, the first clamp portion comprising a first groove that receives a first gasket, the first gasket comprising a strip with opposed free ends, the first gasket having substantially circular cross section, the first groove recessed into a first side surface substantially parallel to and alongside the first channel, the first groove having opposed straight side walls and a substantially flat and smooth bottom surface that define a generally rectangular cross section, and a first sealing surface disposed on an opposed side of the first clamp portion, wherein the first sealing surface is in the same plane as the first side surface; and wherein opposed terminal ends of the first groove extend into the first channel adjacent to and inside of outermost barbs of the first clamp portion; a second clamp portion, the second clamp portion comprising a second channel, the second clamp portion further comprising a plurality of spaced apart barbs extending into the second channel, the second clamp portion comprising a second groove that receives a second_gasket, the second gasket comprising a strip with opposed free ends, the second gasket having substantially circular cross section, the second groove recessed into a second side surface substantially parallel to and alongside the second channel, the second groove having opposed straight side walls and a substantially flat and smooth bottom surface that define a generally rectangular cross section, and a second sealing surface disposed on an opposed side of the second clamp portion, wherein the second sealing surface is in the same plane as the second side surface, wherein opposed terminal ends of the second groove extend into the second channel adjacent to and inside of the outermost barbs of the second clamp portion; the first and second clamp portions being mateable onto a high pressure hose such that the hose is disposed within the first and second channels and the protrusions protrude into the hose; and at least one fastener releasably affixing the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion together, wherein the first gasket seals against the second sealing surface and the second gasket seals against the first sealing surface.