US Patent 7779624 Joint for an engine exhaust system component

The present disclosure relates to an access joint for an engine exhaust system. The access joint includes first and second exhaust conduits each having a conduit body and a flange unitary with the conduit body. The flanges have first surfaces that face toward one another and second surfaces that face away from one another. The joint also includes a clamp having a channel that receives the flanges and that compresses the flanges toward one another when the clamp is tightened.