Patent ID: 8245361

Claim:
A clamping device comprising: a collar comprising a belt suitable for being disposed around one or more articles to be clamped, and at least two lugs that are upstanding relative to said belt towards the outside thereof; and a tightening system suitable for co-operating with the two lugs so as to move them closer together in such a manner as to cause the collar to be tightened; in which device at least one of the two lugs has a connection portion via which it is connected to the belt, which connection portion is upstanding relative to said belt, and a tightening wall folded back towards the belt, the tightening system coming into engagement with said tightening wall during tightening of the collar; said clamping device being such that, on its outside face, the belt has at least one projecting portion situated between the connection portion and the tightening wall, the tightening wall coming into abutment against said projecting portion while the collar is being tightened.