US 11,808,293 B2
V-band clamp
John C. Cobb, Stoughton, MA (US); and Gary M. Shapiro, Wakefield, MA (US)
Assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US)
Filed by BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/184,834.
Prior Publication US 2022/0268302 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. F16B 2/08 (2006.01); F16B 21/06 (2006.01); F16B 2/10 (2006.01); F16L 23/08 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); F16L 21/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 2/08 (2013.01) [B63G 8/001 (2013.01); F16B 2/10 (2013.01); F16L 21/065 (2013.01); F16L 23/08 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A V-band clamp comprising:
a first clamp section and a second clamp section, the first and second clamp sections each having an arcuate shape with a first end and a second end, and having an inside surface defining a recessed channel;
a hinge pivotably connecting the second end of the first clamp section to the first end of the second clamp section; and
at least one fastener configured to releasably connect the first end of the first clamp section to the second end of the second clamp section in a closed position, wherein when in the closed position the at least one fastener extends through an opening in an end face on the first end of the first clamp section and into a bore in an end face on the second end of the second clamp section;
wherein the hinge includes hinge plates extending in a circumferential direction between and connecting the first and second clamp sections, each hinge plate connected to the second end of the first clamp section and to the first end of the second clamp section, and each hinge plate being substantially flush with side faces of the first and second clamp sections; and
wherein a first end of each hinge plate is fixedly secured to one of the first clamp section or the second clamp section, and wherein a second end of each hinge plate is pivotably secured to the other of the first clamp section or the second clamp section.