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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:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Richard M. Amendolea, Canfield, OH (US);
Carl L. Johns, Saltsburg, PA (US);
Gary E. Miller, Vandergrift, PA (US);
Inventors:
Richard M. Amendolea, Canfield, OH (US);
Carl L. Johns, Saltsburg, PA (US);
Gary E. Miller, Vandergrift, PA (US);
Assignee:
Breeze-Torca Products, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A V-band clamp that includes an annular band having an inner surface and an outer surface. A latch assembly is attached to the outer surface of the band for attaching objects together. A plurality of insert segments are attached to the inner surface of the band, wherein each segment includes a contour edge for preventing damage to objects being joined together during installation of the V-band clamp.