Invention Application
- Patent Title: A CLAMP AND A METHOD OF CLAMPING
- Patent Title (中): 夹钳和夹紧方法
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Application No.: PCT/CA2016/050752Application Date: 2016-06-27
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Publication No.: WO2016205957A1Publication Date: 2016-12-29
- Inventor: HULL, John , JALILIAN, Seyed Ehsan , LOGAN, Derek
- Applicant: HIFI ENGINEERING INC.
- Applicant Address: #2, 816 - 46th Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 2A6 CA
- Assignee: HIFI ENGINEERING INC.
- Current Assignee: HIFI ENGINEERING INC.
- Current Assignee Address: #2, 816 - 46th Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 2A6 CA
- Agency: RIPLEY, Roch et al.
- Priority: US62/184,668 20150625
- Main IPC: F16B2/06
- IPC: F16B2/06 ; F16L3/02 ; F17D5/00 ; G01B11/16 ; G01B9/02 ; G02B6/46
Abstract:
Various embodiments provide a clamp for clamping optical fiber to a tube, the clamp comprising a body portion coupled at one end to a first arm and at an opposing end to a second arm, the clamp having a resilient portion to permit the clamp to elastically deform from a closed state in which the clamp is fastened around the tube to an open state in which the clamp is radially moveable off the tube, wherein application of a force separating the first and second arms biases the resilient portion and transitions the clamp from the closed state to the open state, and wherein the resilient portion returns the clamp from the open state to the closed state when the force is removed, at least one of the body portion, the first arm and the second arm having a clamping surface to clamp a portion of the optical fiber against the tube when the clamp is fastened around the tube, and a clamping mechanism operable to extend at least part of the clamping surface towards the tube when the clamp is secured to the tube to increase a clamping force applied by the clamping surface. Various other embodiments provide a method of clamping optical fiber to a tube.
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