Patent ID: 7380834

Claim:
A hose clamp assembly, comprising: a) a hose having an end; b) a clamp positioned proximate the end of the hose 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; c) a substantially rigid fastener mounted on an outer surface of said band at a position on the band that is spaced from the screw and the screw housing along the circumference of the hose, said fastener including a bonding surface for attaching the fastener to the hose; and d) an adhesive applied to the bonding surface without contaminating the screw or the screw housing attaching the fastener to the hose; wherein said bonding surface of said fastener is positioned adjacent said band only on the side of the band that is distal the end of the hose.