Abstract: An earless clamp structure to which elastic stretchability is imparted by one or more clamping band sections which essentially consist of lateral band portions converging toward one another from each end of the section. The lateral band portions define therebetween a window-like opening resembling an hourglass. The method in accordance with the present invention involves the step of removing certain material portions from the clamping band to obtain a section with non-rectilinear lateral band portions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 20, 1989
Date of Patent:
January 29, 1991
Assignee:
Hans Oetiker AG Maschinen- und Apparatefabrik