US4564163A
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Retaining clip
Assignee: TRW United Carr Ltd
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Filing: 1984-06-04
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Granted: 1986-01-14
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Expires: 2004-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A clip for attaching an elongate element to a support comprising a body portion provided with a fastening member adapted to attach the clip to the support, the body portion providing a seat for the corrugated elongate element and having a flexible arm extending from one side thereof, a free end of the arm being engageable in the other side of the body portion to hold the elongate element in the seat, the body portion comprising one or more fins configured to engage the elongate element to resist longitudinal sliding of the element in the clip.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry R. M. Barnett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:08
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L3/00; F16L3/08; F16L3/12; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/30; H02G3/32; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14; Y10T24/1498; Y10T24/30; Y10T24/309
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A clip for attaching an elongate element having a series of lands and risers circumferentially disposed on its surface to a support comprising a body portion provided with a fastening member adapted to attach the clip to the support, the body portion including means defining a seat for the elongate element and having a flexible arm extending from one side thereof, a free end of the arm being engageable in the other side of the body portion to hold the elongate element in the seat, the body portion comprising at least one fin configured to engage said lands on the elongate element to resist longitudinal sliding of the element in the clip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A clip for attaching an elongate element having a series of lands and risers circumferentially disposed on its surface to a support comprising a body portion provided with a fastening member adapted to attach the clip to the support, the body portion including means defining a seat for the elongate element and having a flexible arm extending from one side thereof, a free end of the arm being engageable in the other side of the body portion to hold the elongate element in the seat, the body portion comprising at least one fin configured to engage said lands on the elongate element to resist longitudinal sliding of the element in the clip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
A clip as defined in claim 1 wherein the fin is arcuate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A clip as defined in claim 1 wherein the body portion includes two opposed fins.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A clip as defined in claim 1 wherein the arm comprises a first fin extending towards the seat and the seat comprises a second fin opposed to and generally aligned with the first fin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A clip as defined in claim 1 wherein the arm is sinuously shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A clip as defined in claim 5 wherein the arm has an arched portion which, in use, is disposed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A clip as defined in claim 6 wherein the arm comprises an arcuate fin extending from the arched portion towards the seat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A clip as defined in claim 1 equipped with fastening means including means for restricting the sideways movement of said clip and wherein the free end of the arm comprises a tongue configured for snap-engagement in a recess in the body portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A clip as defined in claim 8 wherein the tongue and the recess are each provided with retaining means which interengage one another when the tongue is in the recess to limit transverse movement of the tongue in the recess.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A clip as defined in claim 8 comprising at least two resilient ramp elements disposed around the fastening element configured so as, in use, to abut the support.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A clip as defined in claim 8 comprising a resilient circular skirt configured so as, in use, to abut the support.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A clip as claimed in claim 8 which is of one-piece and made of a plastic material.
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