Circumferential clamp and latching assembly

摘要

A circumferential clamp 2 comprising a clamping band 4 having oppositely disposed circumferential ends 8, 10 and a latching assembly 6 for securing the ends 8, 10 together. The latching assembly 6 comprises first and second latching devices 12, 14, each of which comprises an elongate element 16, 26, 28 which is pivotably mounted on the clamping band 4 adjacent one of the ends 8, 10 and is engageable with the clamping band 4 adjacent the other end to latch the ends 8, 10 together. The lengthwise axes of the elongate elements 16, 26, 28 lie in, or intersect, a common plane tangential to the clamping band 4, and may be coincident with, or intersect, each other.