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Patent No.:

US 9046202 B1

PDFFull Text
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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2014

Tether for tubes of an exhaust system joint

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Timothy J. Rakowicz, Livonia, MI (US);

Kenneth R. Wodzisz, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

Abdullahi M. Hajiabdi, Dearborn, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

James Dottavio

MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

Primary Examiner:

David E Bochna

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 35/00 (2006.01); F16L 19/06 (2006.01); F01N 13/18 (2010.01); F16L 27/04 (2006.01); F16B 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/06 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53961 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4987 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49874 (2015.01); F01N 13/18 (2013.01); F16L 27/04 (2013.01); F16L 35/00 (2013.01); F01N 2450/00 (2013.01); F01N 2450/18 (2013.01); F16B 2/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tether for connecting tubes includes two mutually spaced pads, each pad located on an opposite side of a lateral axis and releasably connectable to one of the tubes, an elastic stretchable connector that provides structural continuity between the pads, and handles, each handle located at an opposite axial end of the tether, suited to be gripped manually for the application of tensile force to the tether.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Rakowicz, Timothy. (2015). Tether for tubes of an exhaust system joint (U.S. Patent No. 9046202). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9046202

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