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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2000
Other;
Abstract
A spring system for connecting two flanges ( ), for use especially in a motor vehicle exhaust system. The spring system is configured as an elastic, flexible clamp with functionally first ( ) and second ( ) U-shaped clamping jaws positioned opposite each other. This provides a spring system which is easy to assemble and economical to produce. To this end the spring system has the U-shaped arms ( ) of the clamping jaws ( ) having only locally very restricted areas ( ) for direct application to the pieces ( ) to be joined by means of the clamp. Four application areas ( ) exercising both clamping functions are present in at least one of the clamping planes ( or ), of which two areas are arranged in pairs and situate diametrically opposite each other.