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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:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
John I. Belisle, Hampton, MN (US);
Wayne M. Wagner, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
Donaldson Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 2/106 ; F16L 3/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 2/106 ; F16L 3/304 ;
Abstract
Clamps for sealing lap joints are disclosed. The clamps include bands each having a main body and bolts mounting flanges located at opposite ends of the main body. Sealing bars are mounted between the bolt mounting flanges of the bands. The sealing bars includes pockets for receiving portions of the mounting flanges. The pockets are defined by sealing legs and reaction legs of the sealing bar.