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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Gkn Driveline International Gmbh, Lohmar, DE;
Inventors:
Markus Deisinger, Siegburg, DE;
Ralf Schumacher, Köln, DE;
Joachim Wette, Hennef, DE;
Daniela Ballas, Remscheid, DE;
Andreas Gehrke, Siegburg, DE;
Ludger Wenning, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, DE;
Achim Pfeifer, Siegburg, DE;
Maik Lehmann, Seelscheid, DE;
Assignee:
GKN Driveline International GmbH, Lohmar, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/02 (2013.01); F16B 2/08 (2013.01); Y10T 24/148 (2015.01);
Abstract
A fastening means, in particular for a bellows, comprises a male end segment and a female end segment complementary to the male end segment. The fastening means can be used to fasten bellows to joint housings and/or shafts. The fastening means has an inner undercut region in order to provide an improved closing behavior of the fastening means.