Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Bale and package ties – hose clamps – With tighteners
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-30
2001-10-30
Sandy, Robert J. (Department: 3626)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Bale and package ties, hose clamps
With tighteners
C248S062000, C248S074400
Reexamination Certificate
active
06308384
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates, in general, to clamps, and, in particular, to U-clamps with an adapter to attach the clamp to a supporting surface.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
In the prior art various types of clamps have been proposed. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,407,050 to Offterdinger discloses a U-clamp with an arcuate saddle.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,479,288 to Jones discloses a U-clamp with a saddle having hexagonal sleeves to transform torque on the ends of the saddle.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,205,022 to Norton discloses a U-clamp with a flattened interior surface which allows even distribution of the load from the clamping forces.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,415,188 to Ginter Jr discloses a double U-clamp which is formed from a single one-piece blank.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a U-clamp which has an adapter plate attached to the U-clamp to securely mount the U-clamp to a supporting surface.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved a new and improved U-clamp.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved U-clamp which can be used to secure automotive exhaust systems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved U-clamp which can be used to secure automotive exhaust systems quickly and easily.
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patent: 4407050 (1983-10-01), Offterdinger
patent: 4415188 (1983-11-01), Ginter, Jr.
patent: 4479288 (1984-10-01), Jones
patent: 5205022 (1993-04-01), Norton
Normal Elizabet A.
Normal, Jr. McKinley
McGlynn Joseph H.
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