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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2015
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Carl T. Whitaker, Berthoud, CO (US);
Bruce Williams, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Ravikumar Narayanan, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Francis J. Lombardi, III, Erie, CO (US);
Kenneth R. Davis, Longmont, CO (US);
NORDSON CORPORATION, Westlake, OH (US);
Abstract
A clamp for sanitary fittings includes a clamp body formed of a first arcuate member and a second arcuate member movable about a hinge assembly from an open configuration to a closed, latched configuration. The hinge assembly detachably couples the first arcuate member to the second arcuate member. The hinge assembly includes an arcuate finger extending from an end of the first arcuate member, a pin-receiving recess formed within the arcuate finger, and a post formed on an end of the second arcuate member. Upon assembly, the arcuate finger cradles around the post and the post fits within the pin-receiving recess.