Patent ID: 8256802

Claim:
A barb clamp for a flexible tube having a predetermined inner diameter defining a passageway therein and an outer surface, the clamp comprising: a barb connector having a tubular configuration with a first end for disposing within an end of the tube; a cylindrical collet having a through center aperture slidable over the first end of the barb connector, the collet having a first end and a second end, the first end including a plurality of resilient members each having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, with adjacent resilient members separated by a slit defined by the first lateral edge of one adjacent resilient member and the second lateral edge of another adjacent resilient member, wherein each first lateral edge has a first interlocking portion and an adjacent second lateral edge has a second interlocking portion configured to be received within the first interlocking portion when a width of each slit is reduced; and a cylindrical sleeve having a through center aperture for slidably receiving the collet.