US4762296A
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Mounting device for supporting tubing of different diameters
Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH and Co
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Filing: 1987-05-26
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Granted: 1988-08-09
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Expires: 2007-05-26
Abstract
Abstract A mounting device for supporting tubing, flexible piping, ductwork, cables or the like includes a mounting element which carries an upwardly open, U-shaped support member having with a slide-in zone for receiving a tube needing support. Carried by the legs of the U-shaped support member are two dish-like elements. The two dish-like elements are formed independently of each other and are each hingedly connected to the interior side of a separate one of the legs of the U-shaped support member in face-to-face relationship. Each dish-like element carries a resilient arm which extends generally toward the other dish-like element in vertically spaced but overlapping relationship with the other arm. The uppermost resilient arm carries two, spaced resilient fingers which extend upwardly and angularly outward in the slide-in zone. The outer end of the upper resilient arm is arranged to impinge on the top surface of the lower arm when a tube is received on and supported by the upper arm.
Inventors
- 👤 Willibald Kraus
- 👤 Jean-Luc R. G. Klein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:32
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L3/00; F16L3/08; F16L3/12; F16L3/13; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44274; Y10T24/44641; Y10T24/44744; Y10T24/44752
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A mounting device for supporting and holding tube-like members of different diameters and comprising: a generally U-shaped support section having a pair of upwardly extending legs terminating in spaced free ends which define a slide-in zone; a pair of dish-like elements mounted generally in said slide-in zone in spaced opposed relationship, each said dish-like element being connected by hinge means to a separate one of said legs for independent pivoting movement relative to each other and said legs, a separate, resilient arm carried from the lower portion of each dish-like element and each respective arm having a free end extending in a direction generally toward the opposite dish-like element, the respective arms being located in vertically spaced and overlapping relationship to each other to thereby provide an upper arm and a lower arm; a pair of upwardly extending resilient fingers carried on the upper arm; the free end of the upper arm having a contact edge adapted to engage and impinge on the upper surface of the lower arm when a tube-like member is supported on said upper arm; and, the upper surface of the lower arm including a series of recesses for receiving said contact edge and maintaining said dish-like elements in selected positions of relative adjustment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A mounting device for supporting and holding tube-like members of different diameters and comprising: a generally U-shaped support section having a pair of upwardly extending legs terminating in spaced free ends which define a slide-in zone; a pair of dish-like elements mounted generally in said slide-in zone in spaced opposed relationship, each said dish-like element being connected by hinge means to a separate one of said legs for independent pivoting movement relative to each other and said legs, a separate, resilient arm carried from the lower portion of each dish-like element and each respective arm having a free end extending in a direction generally toward the opposite dish-like element, the respective arms being located in vertically spaced and overlapping relationship to each other to thereby provide an upper arm and a lower arm; a pair of upwardly extending resilient fingers carried on the upper arm; the free end of the upper arm having a contact edge adapted to engage and impinge on the upper surface of the lower arm when a tube-like member is supported on said upper arm; and, the upper surface of the lower arm including a series of recesses for receiving said contact edge and maintaining said dish-like elements in selected positions of relative adjustment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A mounting device as defined in claim 1 wherein said hinge means connect said dish-like elements to said legs at a location at or above the vertical midpoint of said legs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A mounting device as defined in claim 1 wherein each of the dish-like elements have upper ends and the upper ends of the dish-like elements each carry a resilient finger having a free end which extends generally toward the opposite dish-like element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A mounting device as defined in claim 3 wherein the free ends of the fingers carried on the upper ends of the dish-like elements are located closer together than the free ends of the resilient fingers carried on the upper arm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A mounting device as defined in claim 3 wherein said fingers are located generally symmetrically relative to the vertical centerline of said U-shaped support section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mounting device as defined in claim 1 wherein the upper ends of the dish-like elements have hook portions which extend laterally outward over the upper ends of the legs of said U-shaped support section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A mounting device as defined in claim 1 wherein the dish-like elements have greater rigidity than said arms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A mounting device as defined in claim 1 including means carried on the exterior of said U-shaped support section for joining said mounting device to associated structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mounting device as defined in claim 1 including a base connected to said U-shaped support section and a second U-shaped suport section extending from said base and aligned with said first U-shaped support section.
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