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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
The boot band is made of a belt-like metal band body having first and second ends, and includes first and second caulking portions which are plastically deformed during assembly. An engage nail is provided at the top end of a leg portion of the first caulking portion. The second caulking portion includes of first and second projection walls, and a receive hole in which the engage nail is inserted is formed in the second projection wall. When the winding diameter of the band body is decreased to some extent, the second caulking portion is inserted inside the first caulking portion, and the engage nail and the receive hole are engaged with each other. In this state, the first and second caulking portions are integrally deformed plastically by a tool.