Hose clamp and method of assembly

Claim 1

A HOSE CLAMP OF THE RADIAL SCREW TYPE INCLUDING A BAND LOOPED UPON ITSELF AND HAVING ITS ENDS OVERLAPPED, AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING BIGHT FORMED IN SAID OVERLAPPED ENDS, AN ARCUATE MEMBER BRIDGING SAID BIGHT ON THE INTERIOR OF SAID LOOP, SAID ARCUATE MEMBER HAVING OPPOSED FLANGES AT EACH END THEREOF SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID LOOP, A NUT DISPOSED IN THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL SPACE BETWEEN SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING BIGHT AND SAID ARCUATE MEMBER, A RADIAL SCREW FREELY PASSING THROUGH SAID OVERLAPPED ENDS AND ENGAGING SAID NUT AND BEARING AGAINST THE TOP OF SAID ARCUATE MEMBER WHEREBY TO CONSTRICT THE LOOP WHEN THE SCREW IS DRIVEN INTO SAID NUT TO FORCE THE NUT AGAINST THE INSIDE OF SAID BIGHT, HOLDING AND POSITIONING MEANS WHEREBY SAID COMPONENT PARTS ARE ALIGNED DURING ASSEMBLY THEREOF, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF RESILIENT UPSTANDING GUIDE WALLS ON OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID ARCUATE MEMBER SUBSTANTIALLY MEDIALLY BETWEEN SAID FLANGES, SAID WALLS EACH HAVING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING ABUTMENT ON THE INSIDE SURFACE THEREOF, THE ABUTMENTS BEING ALIGNED ON A LINE PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF THE CLAMP, SAID NUT HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITE FLAT SURFACES SPACED APART, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ABUTMENTS BEING LESS THAN THE DIMENSION ACROSS THE FLAT SURFACES OF THE NUT PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY OF SAID HOSE CLAMP, WHEREBY THE NUT IS FORCED BETWEEN SAID ABUTMENTS DURING ASSEMBLY, SPREADING SAID WALLS AND FRICTIONALLY HOLDING SAID NUT IN POSITION TO ENABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SCREW WHEN INSERTED, BUT PERMITTING MOVEMENT OF THE NUT OVERCOMING SAID FRICTION WHEN THE SCREW IS OPERATED.