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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:
Jul. 17, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis L Fillmore, Birmingham, MI (US);
David Wampler, Jr, Warren, MI (US);
Theodore H Collins, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GKN Automotive Components, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386201 ; 24 2 / ; 285 93 ;
Abstract
A clamp and method enabling the tightness established by a clamp connection to be checked after installation. The clamp consisting of a band member formed with diametrically opposite eyelets which are engageable with a spanner tool, which in turn is engagable with a torque wrench to enable the tightness of the clamped connection to be checked by applying a torque sufficient to just slip.