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Abstract

A heavy-duty clamp for a hose includes a loop, for disposing around the hose, which has two axially spaced apart looped ends. The clamp has a force generator which is connected to the two looped ends. The force generator has a bolt with a plurality of disc springs mounted thereon to allow substantially high and constant predetermined axial clamping force from the force generator under expansion and contraction of the hose over temperature operational condition of the clamp. A spacer member is mounted on the force generator between the disc spring and one of the looped ends for axially transferring the clamping force from the force generator to the looped ends. The clamping force axially draws together the looped ends so as to clamp the hose. The arrangement of the disc springs allows adjustment of the maximal allowable axial clamping force rating of the clamp.

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