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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
May. 07, 2010
KY Nguyen, Torrance, CA (US);
Bob Sumners, Corona, CA (US);
Ky Nguyen, Torrance, CA (US);
Bob Sumners, Corona, CA (US);
AdelWiggins Group, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A side-locking clamp that includes a lower band and an upper band is provided. The lower band includes an arcuate body with a hinge portion disposed at a proximal end, and an extension with a mounting hole and a locking tab disposed at a distal end. The upper band includes an arcuate body with a hinge portion, disposed at a proximal end, to engage the lower band hinge portion and form a hinge about which the upper band rotates from an open position to a closed position, and an extension with a mounting hole and a locking tab, disposed at a distal end, to slidingly engage the lower band locking tab and lock the clamp when the upper band is disposed in the closed position.