Patent attributes
A pipe-connecting clamp which is compact, and which can apply a given clamping force through simple operations without using tools. In a clamp (1) for connecting pipes (19) each having a flange (20) at an end thereof, the clamp has first and second clamping members (4, 5) including respective grooves (2) into which a pair of flanges are fitted, a connection member (6) that connects the first and second clamping members in an openable/closable fashion, a roller support member (7) rotatably disposed on the second clamping member, and a roller (8) rotatably supported by the roller support member, wherein the first clamping member (4) has a concave portion (13), and the flanges are pressed and fixed by the first and second clamping members by rotating the roller support member and moving the roller to the concave portion.
