Patent ID: 8387960

Claim:
A clamping sleeve for applying a clamping force to an object, the sleeve comprising: a tubular sidewall with a first inner radius and a first outer radius, the tubular sidewall including at least one corrugation with a second inner radius and a second outer radius such that the first inner radius is different from the second inner radius and the first outer radius is different from the second outer radius; an upper crown positioned at an upper end of the tubular sidewall; and a lower crown positioned at a lower end of the tubular sidewall, the lower crown in combination with the upper crown operable to retain a pressurized flowable medium therebetween, wherein the at least one corrugation allows the clamping sleeve to flex such that the circumference of the tubular sidewall decreases when the exterior of the tubular sidewall is exposed to a first level of pressure from the pressurized flowable medium, thereby applying the clamping force to the object located within an inner diameter of the clamping sleeve.