Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Clasp – clip – support-clamp – or required component thereof – Dissociable gripping members
Patent
1999-02-25
2000-08-22
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
Dissociable gripping members
24279, 24487, 248 741, A44B 2100, F16G 1100, F16L 300
Patent
active
061052167
ABSTRACT:
The clamp assembly secures a tubular member to a support structure. A first embodiment of the clamp assembly includes a base for attachment to the support structure. A saddle, supported on the base, has an axial pocket extending laterally between a pair of spaced parallel sides for receiving the tubular member. A U-shaped clamp member having first and second legs straddles the saddle to clamp the tubular member in the pocket of the saddle. The assembly is characterized by a snap together connection for connecting the U-shaped clamp member and the saddle. A second embodiment of the clamp assembly includes a U-shaped clamp member having a first pair of spaced apart legs and a second pair of spaced apart legs forming an axial pocket therebetween for receiving a tubular member. A base is attached to the U-shaped clamp member with a living hinge for pivoting from an opened position to a closed position enclosing the pocket. The second embodiment clamp assembly is characterized by a snap together connection for connecting the U-shaped clamp member to a support structure thereby enclosing the tubular member in the pocket with the base maintained between the tubular member and the support structure. A third embodiment of the clamp assembly includes a first C-shaped clamp member and a second C-shaped clamp member opposing the first clamp member. A living hinge is connected between the first and second clamp members for pivoting the clamp members from an opened position to a closed position thereby forming a pocket to receive a tubular member. The third embodiment clamp assembly is characterized by a snap together connection for connecting the clamp.
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Hydra-Zorb Co.
Sakran Victor N.
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