Patent ID: 7861982

Claim:
An elastomeric liner half for a hinged hose or cable clamp, said liner half being formed from an elastomeric material and defining an inside surface defining at least one semi-cylindrical trough having a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end, for closely receiving a hose or cable to be clamped and an outside surface to be to be closely received by an inside surface of a clamp half, said liner half having a generally semi-cylindrical outer surface with at least one tang protruding therefrom for locating the liner half in the clamp, and wherein the tang has a generally cylindrical portion positioned adjacent to the generally cylindrical outer surface and a generally frustoconical portion positioned on an outer end of the generally cylindrical portion, an annular surface connecting the generally cylindrical portion and the generally frustoconical portion which faces the generally semi-cylindrical outer surface of the liner half, so that the tang snap fits an aperture in the clamp.