Bellows restraint

1. A bellows restraint comprising:

a first bracket having a first mount and a first arm extending from the first mount;

a second bracket having a second mount and a second arm extending from the second mount to be adjacent to the first arm, the second arm having a first through-hole and a second through-hole;

a first fastener extending through the first through-hole of the second arm to connect to the first arm, the first fastener having a cross-sectional area that is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first through-hole to allow the first bracket to move in relation to the second bracket; and

a second fastener extending through the second through-hole of the second arm to connect to the first arm, the second fastener having a cross-sectional area that is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the second through-hole to allow the first bracket to move in relation to the second bracket.

2. The bellows restraint of claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional area of the first through-hole is circular and the cross-sectional area of the first fastener is circular.

3. The bellows restraint of claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional area of the first fastener is oval.

4. The bellows restraint of claim 1 , wherein a gap is present between the first arm and the second arm.

5. The bellows restraint of claim 1 , wherein the first fastener has a threaded portion that corresponds to a threaded portion in the first arm to attach the first fastener to the first arm.

6. The bellows restraint of claim 1 , wherein the first fastener has a head that prevents the first fastener from being pulled through the at least one through-hole.

7. An assembly comprising:

a tube with a hollow inner flow path configured to allow a fluid to flow through the tube;

an expansion joint along the tube; and

a restraint comprising:

a first bracket having a first mount attached to the tube and a first arm extending adjacent to the expansion joint;

a second bracket having a second mount attached to the tube and a second arm extending adjacent to the expansion joint and the first arm, the second arm having a first through-hole and a second through-hole;

a first standoff extending through the first through-hole of the second arm and fastened to the first arm to limit extension, compression, and an angular deflection of the expansion joint; and

a second standoff extending through the second through-hole of the second arm and fastened to the first arm.

8. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the hollow inner flow path is coated with an anticorrosion coating.

9. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first mount is annular shaped and encircles the tube at a first point adjacent one end of the expansion joint and the second mount is annular shaped and encircles the tube at a second point adjacent the other end of the expansion joint.

10. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first arm is substantially rectangular with a length that is similar to a length of the expansion joint and the second arm is substantially rectangular with a length that is similar to the length of the expansion joint.

11. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first standoff has a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the first through-hole and the second standoff has a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the second through-hole.

12. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first standoff includes a first head and the second standoff includes a second head to prevent the first bracket from being separated from the second bracket.

13. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first standoff has a circular cross section and the second standoff has a circular cross section.

14. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first standoff has an oval cross section and the second standoff has an oval cross section.

15. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are configured so that a gap is present between the first arm and the second arm when the expansion joint is in a free state.

16. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the first arm includes at least one threaded hole to accommodate a threaded portion of the first standoff with the first standoff being removable from the at least one threaded hole.

17. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the tube conveys hydraulic fluid.

18. A connection along a hydraulic fluid flow path comprising:

a fluid line;

a bellows along the fluid line configured to allow compression, extension, and angular deflection of the fluid line; and

a bellows restraint adjacent to the bellows configured to limit an amount of compression, extension, and angular deflection of the fluid line, the bellows restraint comprising:

a first support having a first bellows attachment to connect the first support to a first end of the bellows and a first extension extending along the fluid line adjacent to the bellows;

a second support having a second bellows attachment, a second extension, a first aperture, and a second aperture with the second bellows attachment connecting the second support to a second side of the bellows and the second extension extending along the fluid line adjacent to the bellows and adjacent to the first extension;

a first standoff having a first shaft and a first head, the first shaft extending through the first aperture in the second extension and connected to the first extension with the first shaft having a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the first aperture; and

a second standoff having a second shaft and a second head, the second shaft extending through the second aperture in the second extension and connected to the first extension with the first shaft having a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the second aperture.