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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas P Stephens, Boxford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Portex, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2424 / ; 2413 / ; 2425 / ; 251 10 ; 128346 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a one-piece tubular clamping assembly formed from a plastic type material and comprising a first clamping arm engageable with a flange positioned on a second clamping arm to create a unique lever and fulcrum structure capable of securing one or more concentric tubular members in place or blocking a flow path through a tubular member. The present invention further comprises a novel locking mechanism for preventing accidental disengagement of the clamping assembly.