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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Hans Oetiker, Horgen, CH;
Hans Oetiker AG Maschinen- und Apparatefabrik, Horgen, CH;
Abstract
A bellows-type cover ( ) into which a clamping member ( ) is adapted to be securely integrated to form a pre-assembled unit; a groove shaped recess near one end of the bellows-type cover between first ( ) and second ( ) retaining means adapted to receive the clamping member has a two-tier positioning arrangement ( ) with a radially inward, circumferentially extending bottom surface ( ) for engagement by the clamping member when fully tightened and with a temporary bottom for the clamping member to provide a resealable self-retaining support for the closed, but not yet fully tightened clamping member at a radial distance between the bottom surface and the radially outer limit of the recess.