Integrated system for protecting and fastening pipes to a suppor

Details Integrated system for protecting and fastening pipes to a suppor Integrated system for protecting and fastening pipes to a suppor

1998-03-06

2000-03-14

Berger, Derek J.

Supports

Pipe or cable

Brackets

248 73, F16L 322, F16L 300

Patent

active

06036145&

ABSTRACT:
An integrated system for protecting and fastening pipes to a supporting structure, in particular to a vehicle body, by means of threaded pins welded to the vehicle body, the system including at least one supporting element defined by a one-piece body or clip in turn including a central portion with a through hole housing, in use, a sleeve which fastens on to a threaded pin, at least one seat for a pipe, and a flat circular supporting region surrounding the hole on the side eventually facing the vehicle body; and a protection element integrated with the clip and defined by a channel, which provides for protecting the pipes and is connected laterally to the clip by a thin flexible strip which flexes to enable the channel to be rotated 180.degree. on to the clip; the clip and the channel are co-molded simultaneously from the same material, such as a copolymer propylene resin with an appropriate filler; and, at assembly, the clip, supporting the pipe, is first fitted to the vehicle body and retained temporarily to the pin by radial tabs inside the hole, and, once the channel is fitted on to the clip, the sleeve is inserted inside the hole and forced axially on to the pin to fasten the channel and the underlying clip by means of a flared head on the sleeve.

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