Reinforced ear structure for clamps.

A REINFORCED HANDLE STRUCTURE (20) FOR A HOSE CLAMP (10) OR SIMILAR IN WHICH THE REINFORCEMENT INCLUDES REINFORCEMENT ELEMENTS (28) THAT SPREAD ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL SIDES OF THE BRIDGE AREA ( 22) WHICH ARE CURVED DOWN AND / OR A RELATIVELY LITTLE DEEP (25, 25 '') REINFORCEMENT DEPRESSION IN THE BRIDGE AREA (22) WHOSE LOWER PART (26, 26 '') IS SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT IN A CROSS SECTION THROUGH THE BRIDGE AREA (22) AND IS RELATIVELY FLAT (26) OR SLIGHTLY CURVED CONCAVALLY (26 '') AS SEEN IN THE LONGITUDINAL CROSS SECTION THROUGH THE BRIDGE AREA.