| 摘要 |
A clamp assembly for securing two pipe portions of an automobile exhaust system together in lap relationship with each other and the combination thereof, the assembly comprising in combination a rigid bracket having a rigid base plate with two pairs of rigid upstanding flanges extending from one side thereof, each of the flanges having a generally concave cut-out for reception of an approximately semi-circular portion of a pipe element, one of the pairs of flanges being disposed adjacent one end of the base plate, the other of the pairs of flanges being disposed adjacent the end of the base plate opposite from the one end, the base plate having a first pair of holes located between the one pair of flanges and a second pair of holes located between the other of the pairs of flanges, a first U-shaped bolt disposed between the one pair of flanges and having ends thereof extending through the first pair of holes, a second U-shaped bolt disposed between the other of the pairs of flanges and having ends thereof extending through the second pair of holes, the first and second U-shaped bolts each having a bight portion adapted to embrace a side of a pipe element opposite from the side that would be received on the concave cut-out of the upstanding flanges, and securing elements applying pressure to and securing the U-shaped bolts at the ends thereof.
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