With Ring Or Clamp Patents (Class 248/74.1)
Resilient gripping clip or clasp (Class 248/74.2)
Flexible encircling band (Class 248/74.3)
Separable (Class 248/74.4)
Cleat (Class 248/74.5)
  • Slide and snap clamp
    Patent number: 7553279
    Abstract: A slide and snap clamp provides a first clamping member with first and second clamping sections. The first clamping section is located adjacent the hinge while the second clamping section and the hinge on opposite sides of the first clamping section. An actuator is used to transition the first clamping member from an unlocked or locked configuration with a rail in one of the first and second clamping sections. The first and second clamping sections are configured to receive the rail A at a predetermined cross sectional perimeter in either of the first and second clamping sections. The operator selects which of the two clamping sections be utilized the actuator can be transitioned and locked position thereby securing the rail to the first clamping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Boss Instruments, Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Burns Phillips, Larry Griffith
  • Pipe hanger
    Patent number: 7546986
    Abstract: A pipe hanger hooks or unhooks lower ends of semicircular bands divided left and right by means of a hooking means, mounts mounting plates integrally formed at the lower end of a supporting bracket to mounting plates integrally formed at upper ends of the semicircular bands, provides a resiliently biasing means in the supporting bracket to resiliently bias a nut block in an upward direction, couples a locking plate or rod into the mounting plates of the other-side semicircular band and the supporting bracket, mounts a locking cap and a locking guide to the mounting plate of the one-side semicircular band, and forms a hook of the lower end of the other-side semicircular band so as to extend beyond the vertical center line of an inner space defined by the semicircular bands. Thereby, the resiliently biasing means is provided in the supporting bracket to thus retain block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: B&I Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae Sik Kim
  • Sign assemblage
    Patent number: 7536815
    Abstract: A sign system with a frame and at least one sign. The sign has at least one protruding ridge extending from the backside with the ridge having a narrow neck portion proximate the backside. At least one clamping unit is fixed to the frame with at least one pair of clamps to securely the neck portion of the ridge such that the frame is reversibly but securely fastened to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: King's System (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Kin Ngam Cheung
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING A PIPE
    Publication number: 20090127407
    Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting a pipe are provided. An insulated pipe system can include a pipe, a first isolator disposed about at least a portion of the pipe, wherein the first isolator comprises aerogel, and a second isolator disposed about at least a portion of the first isolator; at least one clamp adapted to support the pipe and the isolators; at least one support base; and at least one support member, wherein the support member connects the clamp to the support base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC
    Inventors: John J. Pothanikat, Edward Earl Schauseil, II
  • Clip structure and wire-like member fixing method
    Patent number: 7533853
    Abstract: There are disclosed a clip structure for installing a wire-like member and a tubular member on a mounting member and a wire-like member fixing method. The structure includes a base portion 11, a wire-like member fixing portion 12 which is formed on one side of the base portion 11 so as to fix the wire-like member to the wire-like member fixing portion, and a tubular member fixing portion 13 which is formed on the other side of the base portion 11 so as to fix the tubular member to the tubular member fixing portion. The base portion 11 is mounted on the mounting member in such a manner that the tubular member, fixed to the tubular member fixing portion 13, can be received in a recess formed in the mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsuo Ogawa
  • Cable clamp
    Patent number: 7527226
    Abstract: A cable clamp which is capable of preventing even a very fine cable to be treated from coming off or extending off therefrom, without any fear of the cable being damaged or broken, and is easy to carry out a clamping treatment and an extra length-bunching treatment on cables, with enhanced workability. The cable clamp includes a pair of cable-holding bodies each including a pillar portion vertically extending from the base, and a cantilever portion extending from an end of the pillar portion, remote from the base, in a direction substantially at right angles to the pillar portion. The pair of cable-holding bodies are configured such that the pillar portions are arranged to extend in opposite directions, with one of respective side surfaces of the respective cantilever portions being opposed to the other with a predetermined space therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kiyonori Kusuda, Hisato Sato
  • Wire holder with single step installation into T-shaped hole in support substrate
    Patent number: 7523898
    Abstract: A new wire holder design. The holder is installed into a T-shaped or L-shaped hole in substrate such as a sheet metal, printed wiring board, etc. using only a single installation motion. The holder holds wires in place. Because it requires only a single installation motion the holder is easily installed and furthermore cannot rotate once installed. The holder protrudes only about a millimeter below the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Barry, Daniel Ebbeling, Eugene Kubota, Dennis McCray, Ryoji Naito, Mario Sanchez
  • Pipe insulating coupling with integrated mounting clamp and closure mechanism
    Patent number: 7520475
    Abstract: A pipe insulation coupling secures a pipe and adjacent ends of insulation tubing surrounding the pipe to a channel-section track having a pair of inwardly turned flanges. The coupling includes a one-piece elongated cylindrical body having an outer tube wall extending between first and second ends. A planar interior wall disposed midway between the first and second ends extends inwardly from the outer tube wall to a center bore for receiving the pipe therethrough. The planar wall defines opposing first and second channels extending from the planar wall to the first and second ends for receiving the adjacent ends of the insulation tubing therein. A pair of flexible and resilient legs extends between a proximal end fixedly secured to the outer tube wall and a distal end including opposing notches formed therein for selective engagement with the flanges of the track thereby locking the coupling to the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Klo-Shure, Inc.
    Inventor: Orval A Opperthauser
  • Cold-Insulated Fixed-Point Support
    Publication number: 20090095847
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cold-insulated fixed-point pipe support for a low-temperature pipeline which includes an insulating system arranged between an outer shell and a supportable low-temperature pipeline having solid thermal insulating material which thermally insulates the pipeline from the low-temperature environment. A rotation-preventing and displacement-preventing device prevents rotation and displacement of the thermal insulating material with respect to the pipeline and an outer shell. A fixed-point pipe support is adapted to be fitted and removed in a substantially radial direction over the pipeline, and has at least one division with respect to shape with a division plane thereof extending perpendicular to a cross-sectional plane, and having a connecting device for releasable connecting and fixing shaped parts formed by the division.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Heinz-Wilhelm Lange, Ashley Challenor
  • Sway brace and method for securing a pipe or conduit against sway
    Patent number: 7516922
    Abstract: A sway brace including a U-shaped strap with flanges at each end. The flanges are mounted to two mounting fixtures including block bodies and passages therethrough. Mounting surfaces on the fixtures receive the flanges of the U-shaped strap. Threaded members affix the flanges to the mounting surfaces of the mounting fixtures. The passages each have a cross section which is bounded by a locus of points defined by a first circle having a first diameter, a second circle having a second, smaller diameter and partially overlapping the first circle and a common tangent to the first and second circles. The smaller circle extends away from a setscrew which is perpendicular to the plane of the U-shaped strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Automatic Fire Control, Incorporated
    Inventor: Kraig A. Kirschner
  • STATIC AND DYNAMIC CABLE MANAGEMENT BRACKET
    Publication number: 20090078835
    Abstract: A bracket is provided having a spacer connected to a first and second arms. The spacer has a proximate end and a distal end disposed apart from each other at a suitable distance. The first arm has a base end and a free end, the base end being connected to a first side of the proximate end of the spacer and the free end extending from the proximate end. The second arm has a base end and a free end, the base end connected to the proximate end, and the free arm extending from the proximate end. The first arm, the second arm, and the proximate end substantially form a ring having a gap between the free ends of the first and second arms. Another bracket is provided having a hook and a ring connected to a top of the hook, wherein the ring includes a gap formed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Tellabs Petaluma, Inc.
    Inventors: TODD A. NEWHOUSE, Richard F. Gianni, Joseph F. Kidd
  • CLAMP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090072099
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a clamp assembly configured to securely clamp a tubular member to a structure. The clamp assembly includes a bracket configured to secure to the structure, and an inner bushing integrally connected to the bracket. The bracket and the inner bushing are pre-assembled together as a single unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: JASON K. TROTTER, Robert K. Dutzi, Dennis M. Mark
  • Cable mount
    Patent number: 7503528
    Abstract: A cable mount for receiving and carrying cable bundles comprises a shaft and a cable tie receiving member. The shaft comprises a top end portion and a bottom end portion and first and second adjacent projections spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The adjacent projections extend radially from the shaft and are circumferentially displaced about the longitudinal axis relative to one another. The cable tie receiving member comprises a top surface and opposing sidewalls defining a slot to receive a cable tie. The cable tie receiving member is positioned at the top end portion of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Scott Adams, Kevin Larry Nelson
  • Pipe spacer and clamp
    Publication number: 20090065659
    Abstract: An improved pipe clamp for supporting a length of pipe such that the pipe is secured in a stand-off position. The pipe clamp includes a pipe holding section, a spacer section, and a connection arrangement. The pipe holding section includes a cavity that is designed to encircle over 50% of an outer perimeter of the pipe. The spacer section includes at least one spacer flange that is connected between the pipe holding section and the connection arrangement and forms a space between the pipe holding section and the connection arrangement. The connection arrangement designed to be secured to a building structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Jonathan Dann
  • Universal support and vibration isolator
    Patent number: 7500642
    Abstract: A pipe support is provided that includes a frame capable of being placed around an existing pipe and a plurality of support members within the frame. The frame is a hollow cylinder that includes two connectable halves divided along the diameter of the hollow cylinder. The pipe support includes two bearing rings connected to the frame for supporting each of the plurality of members at a minimum of two contact points. Each of the two bearing rings include bearing points for each support member arranged in a cylindrical pattern concentric with the hollow cylinder frame. The pipe support includes means for rotating each of the support members at a first contact point with respect to a second contact point so that the support members engage a pipe placed within the pipe support. The support members are rods that provide vibration isolation to a pipe placed within the pipe support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Seicon Limited
    Inventors: John Cunningham, Robert E. Roemer, Robert C. Banasik
  • Rail mount for flexible conduit
    Publication number: 20090045301
    Abstract: A rail mount having a mounting plate and bracket for supporting a flexible conduit, such as plastic or metal tubing. The mounting plate includes upturned, laterally spaced ear portions, each including an aperture for receiving a supporting rail or rails, the rail or rails being suspended between parallel rigid beams, such as floor joists or wall studs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: John D. Collins
  • CPAP Hose Support System
    Publication number: 20090039210
    Abstract: A CPAP tubing support system for reducing user contact with the CPAP tubing of a CPAP machine. The CPAP tubing support system generally includes a base, a vertical member attached to the base, a horizontal member extending from an upper end of the vertical member, and a support member attached to a distal end of the horizontal member for receiving a length of CPAP tubing from a CPAP machine. The support member includes a slot and a receiver opening for receiving the CPAP tubing. The support member preferably is comprised of a substantially circular shape for engaging the ribs of the CPAP tubing in a relatively non-moving manner while still allowing the CPAP tubing to extend or retract when the user is active in bed. The vertical member is preferably rotatably connected to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Steven T. Yates, Deepak K. Shrivastava
  • Pipe fixing system
    Patent number: 7484696
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pipe fixing system that can provide generally uniform elasticity to a plurality of jaws movably disposed along the tapered inner peripheral surface at the inside of a body thereof, thus making a pipe fixed in a more rigid way. The pipe fixing system comprises a body 10, a plurality of jaws 20 in such a manner as to be moved toward an inlet 13 of the body 10, a jaw-coupling cylindrical plate spring member 30 mounted at the inside of the body 10 in such a manner as to be supported at the lower end thereof by the inner bottom surface of the body 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Inventor: Sukyoon Kim
  • Frame mounted hose clamp
    Patent number: 7478783
    Abstract: A hose clamp retainer assembly for an implement includes a retainer welded to the implement and having an apertured wall leading into a cavity. A bolt having a headed end is slidably received within through the apertured wall for support within the cavity. A hose clamp received by the bolt includes a projecting portion abutting the second wall and preventing the headed end from sliding out of the cavity through the apertured wall. The bolt can be easily replaced if damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Anthony Scott Royer
  • WIRE BASKET PATHWAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090008516
    Abstract: A cable bend guide includes a curvilinear wall and a mounting clip interconnected with the curvilinear wall. The mounting clip has first and second spaced apart wire hooks adapted to engage at least one wire of a wire basket. The cable bend guide also includes a retaining tab interconnected with the curvilinear wall and adapted to engage another wire of the wire basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventors: David R. Davis, Dennis J. Waszak, Stanley A. Brzezniak
  • Cryogenic clamp-on pipe anchor
    Patent number: 7472870
    Abstract: A pipe anchor having: a base cradle with a lug; a top cradle with a lug and secured to the base cradle so as to encircle a pipe within the base cradle and the top cradle; a locking mechanism with opposite mating components attached to the base cradle and the top cradle; at least one lug attached to the pipe; and insulation material filling a space between the pipe and the cradles, wherein the insulation material engages the at least one lug of the pipe and the lugs of the cradles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Rilco Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Zagorski, Joseph Donoghue, Michael Bock
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING RISER PIPE ELBOW WELD IN BOILING WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR
    Publication number: 20090001229
    Abstract: A support clamp assembly for mechanically securing a thermal sleeve to an elbow conduit in a jet pump of a nuclear reactor vessel, the support clamp assembly including: a tension shaft having a first end extendable through an opening in a sidewall of the elbow conduit and an opposite end with a head; a cruciform assembly having a base with an opening to receive the tension shaft and to abut the head of the shaft, wherein the cruciform assembly seats in the thermal sleeve; a boss slidable over the first end of the tension shaft and having a curved surface seating an outside surface of the elbow conduit, and a coupling device engaging the first end of the tension shaft and abutting the boss, wherein the coupling device places the tension shaft under tension to secure the cruciform assembly to the thermal sleeve and the boss to the elbow conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventor: Grant Clark Jensen
  • Lightweight clamp blocks
    Patent number: 7467767
    Abstract: A clamp for securing an element to a structure comprises, a first part and a second part, engageable into a assembled state about the element to be secured. A flexible element is attached to the first part and the second part, which flexible element allows independent movement of the first part and second part when the clamp is not assembled. The clamp further comprises a tensioning mechanism adapted to hold the flexible element taught when the clamp is in the assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignees: Rolls Royce PLC, Kirkhill-Ta Co.
    Inventors: Andrew Mark James Miles, Arthur Peter Frost, Adrian Brewster, Jay Shapiro
  • Through-panel fixing device for piping member
    Patent number: 7464966
    Abstract: A piping member is mounted in a mounting hole of one panel by a first holder and in a mounting hole of the other panel by a second holder, respectively. Each of the first and the second holders has a through-hole for receiving the piping member therethrough, and a fit-in projecting portion that is fitted in the mounting hole so as to be positioned. Each of the first and the second holders also has a resilient lug and a collar portion for cooperatively clamping the panel with its inner and outer surfaces therebetween. The first holder holds the piping member relatively movably axially with respect to the first holder therethrough, while the second holder securely fixes the piping member axially with respect to the second holder therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsuo Miyajima, Masayuki Sasagawa, Yuichi Wada, Naomasa Kaneko, Toshikazu Ono
  • Shock absorbing device for a cable under tension, in particular for rockfall, debris flow and avalanche control works
    Patent number: 7458449
    Abstract: A shock absorbing device for a cable under tension, in particular for rockfall, debris flow and avalanche control works, is equipped with an elongate, helical deformation element (1), through which the cable (9) can be looped. Both overlapping end areas (2, 3) of the deformation element (1) are guided through a holding element (10; 30), and the deformation element (1) is plastically deformable when the cable is overloaded, by reducing the helical diameter. The holding element (10; 30) has bevels or roundings (21, 22, 23; 40, 41) at the entry and exit of an opening (31) formed for the overlapping end sections (2, 3) of the deformation element (1). The effect of this is that the reduction of the helical diameter can progress more consistently than before, and also the load-damping curve can be defined better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: FATZER AG
    Inventor: Marcel Sennhauser
  • STABILIZED STREAMER CONNECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080291778
    Abstract: A connection system for connecting external devices to a streamer. The connection system comprises three outer collars maintained collinearly aligned by a stabilizing member, such as a lightweight, rigid tube, attached to each outer collar. The tube extends parallel to the bores of the outer collars. The forward and aft outer collars ride on races formed on the periphery of inner collars clamped around mounting structure in the interior of the streamer. An external device is attached to the forward collar and to the intermediate collar, which does not ride on an inner collar. The spacing between the forward and intermediate collars is fixed by the standard spacing of the two attachment points in standard external devices. The spacing between the forward and aft collars is set by the specified spacing of mounting structures in the interior of the streamer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: INPUT/OUTPUT, INC.
    Inventors: Eddie J. Faucheaux, Jr., Andre W. Olivier, Ronald K. Barry
  • Hanger for fire sprinkler pipe
    Patent number: 7455268
    Abstract: A one-piece hanger is formed with a pair of spaced segments or legs joined by an end wall. Each segment has a recess formed in an edge which is open towards the recess on an edge of the opposite segment. The two recesses are aligned so as to create a substantially full opening to receive a pipe. The hanger may be positioned on a pipe with the segments extending substantially parallel to the pipe axis, and the hanger can then be rotated about 90° so that the pipe extends through the substantially full opening formed by the recesses. The hanger end is formed with mounting holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Nibco, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard W. Heath
  • Line organizer
    Patent number: 7457506
    Abstract: A line organizer, comprising an elongate lower portion, wherein the lower portion includes at least two lower aperture portions formed in the lower portion; a base member associated with the lower portion; an elongate upper portion, wherein the upper portion includes at least two upper aperture portions formed in the upper portion, wherein each upper aperture portion corresponds to a lower aperture portion, and wherein the upper portion is coupled to the lower portion via a hinge means, such that the upper portion and the lower portion are pivotable relative to one another and are pivotable between a closed position and an open position; and a locking means associated with the upper portion and the lower portion, wherein the locking means is capable of maintaining the upper and lower portions in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Osborne Orthopedic Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Tommy T. Osborne, II
  • Lined clamp for hoses and control lines
    Publication number: 20080283687
    Abstract: A clamp with liner and mounting base are provided for the attachment of control lines to a subsea riser. The clamp comprises an upper clamp half and a lower clamp half. Each clamp half is hingedly connected along a hinge edge of each clamp half to the other clamp half and latchably connected along a latch edge of each clamp half to the other clamp half by latch structure carried by each clamp half. The latch structure carried by the upper clamp half comprises a pair of parallel ears protruding transversely away from the latch edge of the upper clamp half and defining a pair of aligned boreholes, a pivot pin having a transverse borehole carried by the aligned boreholes through the ears, a bolt carried in the transverse borehole through the pivot pin, and a toggle bar having a threaded transverse borehole therethrough threadably mounted on the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Lawrence M. McClure, William Max Goodman
  • HOLDER
    Publication number: 20080283688
    Abstract: A holder is provided with a base, a first bent portion that extends from a first end of the base, and a second bent portion that extends from a second end of the base or the first bent portion. The first bent portion has a first engaging element that is engaged with an engaging concave of the base. The second bent portion has a second engaging element that is engaged with the engaging concave of the base. A first accommodating space within which an object is held by the base and the first bent portion and a second accommodating space within which an object is held by the base and the second bent portion are formed. A movement stopper is provided on at least one of the second bent portion and the second engaging element to prevent the movement of first engaging element in a disengaging direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kaneko, Hisanori Kato
  • Power utility connector with a plurality of conductor receiving channels
    Publication number: 20080283686
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a main conductive member and a tap conductive member separately fabricated from one another. Each of the main and tap conductive members including at least one conductor receiving channel, wherein the main and tap conductive members together include at least three channels configured to receive conductors therein and extending along three different channel axes. The channel(s) of the main conductive member is configured to receive a main power line conductor, and the channel(s) of the tap conductive member is configured to receive a tap power line conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: Charles Dudley Copper
  • FIBER ACCESS TERMINAL INCLUDING MOISTURE BARRIER PLATE
    Publication number: 20080277537
    Abstract: A fiber access terminal includes a drop cable side and a distribution cable side. The sides are separated by a frame to which a variety of cable management and cable connections components may be mounted. Optical fibers are routed from drop and distribution cables through a plurality of routing paths to splice trays for connection to other optical fibers. The terminal includes a base and a dome cover mounted to the base defining an enclosed interior. Passageways between the base and the dome cover are closed by removable covers to limit moisture and animals from accessing an interior of the dome cover. A tether connects the removable covers to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Kowalczyk, Ray Hagen
  • Vibration dampening clip
    Patent number: 7448579
    Abstract: A vibration dampening clip suitable for securing a tube, such as a brake line, to a motor vehicle frame member includes an anchor portion for connecting the clip to the frame member, a retainer structure for holding the tube and a spring interconnecting the anchor portion and the retainer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Kwilosz, George Siragusa
  • Support block system
    Patent number: 7441731
    Abstract: A system and device for installing and mounting conduit upon a surface such as a roof. The system made up of at least one support block having a base and an upper portion, a support rail and a variety of attachments for holding conduit to the rail. Each of the various blocks in the system configured to nest when oriented in a first direction to stack in an elevated position having a greater height when oriented in a second direction. These pieces are configured to work together to provide a mounting system with significant advantages over other devices that exist in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Smart, Terry K. Tidwell
  • Supporting collar
    Patent number: 7441732
    Abstract: Supporting collar (10) for an element (8) such as a cable or a pipe, comprising a strap (18) capable of being fixed to a support (12), an outer sleeve (16) encircled by this strap (18), an inner sleeve (14) through which said element (8) can pass, and a deformable web (15) connecting said sleeves (14, 16) and allowing the inner sleeve (14) to move relative to the outer sleeve (16). The outer sleeve (16), the web (15) and the inner sleeve (14) are formed as a single central part made of an elastomeric material, e.g. fluorosilicone. The element (8) is secured to the inner sleeve (14) with the aid of a fastening collar (20) that is fastened around the inner sleeve (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hispano-Suiza
    Inventors: Eric Ferragut, Christian Mazelle, Pascal Pelisson
  • Marine Line Hauling Device Assembly
    Publication number: 20080256765
    Abstract: A marine line hauling assembly includes a line hauling device and a drive casing. The drive casing has a first attachment flange and the line hauling device has a second attachment flange. These first and second flanges are attached to each other by a flange clamp circumferentially embracing the flanges to press them together by an inwardly-facing surface of the flange clamp due to circumferential tension in the flange clamp. The flange clamp has a pivot arrangement for attaching the clamp to a substrate (such as one of the attachment flanges). In this way, the flange clamp is attachable to the substrate but pivotable about the pivot point away from the first and second flanges. This allows the flanges to be brought together before pivoting the clamp back towards the flanges for attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Sam
  • Installation method and tool
    Publication number: 20080245933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an installation method and a tool for installing a clamp onto a cylindrical member such as a pipeline or riser. The method comprises the steps of placing the clamp around the tubular member, applying a radial load to the clamp and subsequently securing the loaded clamp to the tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Kevan Frederick Stokes
  • COMMON BONDING NETWORK CLAMP
    Publication number: 20080217490
    Abstract: A clamp used to create a bond between under floor wiring systems and a common bonding network. The clamp includes a mounting plate, a U-bolt and a split bolt for securing wires to the mounting plate. The mounting plate has an aperture and a slot. The U-bolt has a first end and a second end. The first end of the U-bolt is attached at the aperture of the mounting plate and the second end of the U-bolt is positioned within the slot of the mounting plate. The second end of the U-bolt is removed from the slot to enable the second end of the U-bolt to pivot away from the mounting plate enabling the U-bolt to engage a floor pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventors: Robert G. Bucciferro, Christopher R. Haczynski, Robert W. Kossak
  • COMMON BONDING NETWORK CLAMP
    Publication number: 20080217491
    Abstract: A clamp used to create a bond between under floor wiring Systems and a common bonding network is disclosed. The clamp includes a mounting bracket, a J-bolt and a split bolt for securing wires to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket has a main body with an aperture and a slot. The J-bolt has a first end and a second end. The first end of the J-bolt is attached at the aperture of the mounting bracket and the second end of the J-bolt is positioned within the slot of the mounting bracket. The second end of the J-bolt is removed from the slot to enable the second end of the J-bolt to pivot away from the mounting bracket enabling the J-bolt to engage a floor pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventor: Robert W. Kossak
  • Joining assembly for fixing a tube at a holder
    Patent number: 7422181
    Abstract: A joining assembly for fixing a flexible tube at a plate shaped holder. The joining assembly comprises first and second sleeve members made of plastic material and adapted to be joined by snap-lock means so as to form a closed sleeve clampingly receiving the flexible tube, and a bracket made of plastic material and adapted to engage the closed sleeve so as to fix it in a hole of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Bollhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Süβenbach
  • Integrated mount duct for use with airborne auxiliary power units and other turbomachines
    Patent number: 7419121
    Abstract: An integrated mount duct includes a load ring for mounting a turbomachine to a flight vehicle, wherein the load ring has a cylindrical shape with a flange edge and a stepped edge, and comprises one or more mechanical attachment members disposed on an outside surface of the load ring, the mechanical attachment members configured to mate with a strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas A. Williams
  • Clamp, Self-Advancing Climbing Device, and Method of Coupling Same to a Tubular
    Publication number: 20080203246
    Abstract: There is disclosed a clamp, a self-advancing climbing device including two such clamps, and a method of coupling such a clamp to a tubular. In one embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a clamp (1) for a tubular, in particular a thin-walled tubular such as the tower (3) of a wind-turbine. The clamp (1) comprises at least one clamp member in the form of a friction pad (9) adapted to grip the tower (3), and at least one flexible elongate energising element in the form of a tendon (16) adapted to exert a force on the friction pad (9) to urge the pad (9) to grip the tower (3), whereby the pad (9) and the tendon (16) are adapted to exert a substantially uniform radial clamp load on the tower (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: ITI SCOTLAND LIMITED
    Inventors: James Ingram, Stewart Kenyon Willis
  • Removable fastening system
    Patent number: 7413153
    Abstract: A removable fastening system comprising a first flexible flat metal spiral for wrapping around a first object and a second flexible flat metal spiral for wrapping around a second object. A non-removable rotating pin engages the first flexible flat metal spiral on a first side opposite the first object, and engages the second flexible flat metal spiral on a second side opposite the second object. The second object tensions the removable fastening system while the removable fastening system is connected to the first object. The first flexible flat metal spiral dissipates a first force along a longitudinal axis of the first object, and the second flexible flat metal spiral dissipates a second force along a longitudinal axis of the second object, enabling the first flexible flat metal spiral to support the second object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: GAF Innovative Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Arnold Bennett Ghormley
  • Pipe insulating coupling with integrated mounting clamp and closure mechanism
    Publication number: 20080173773
    Abstract: A pipe insulation coupling secures a pipe and adjacent ends of insulation tubing surrounding the pipe to a channel-section track having a pair of inwardly turned flanges. The coupling includes a one-piece elongated cylindrical body having an outer tube wall extending between first and second ends. A planar interior wall disposed midway between the first and second ends extends inwardly from the outer tube wall to a center bore for receiving the pipe therethrough. The planar wall defines opposing first and second channels extending from the planar wall to the first and second ends for receiving the adjacent ends of the insulation tubing therein. A pair of flexible and resilient legs extends between a proximal end fixedly secured to the outer tube wall and a distal end including opposing notches formed therein for selective engagement with the flanges of the track thereby locking the coupling to the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: KLO-SHURE, INC.
    Inventor: Orval A. Opperthauser
  • Exhaust clamp for a motorcycle
    Patent number: 7401753
    Abstract: The invention recites an exhaust pipe clamp for clamping at least two pipes. The clamp includes a band formed to at least partially surround each of the two pipes, the band defining an internal volume. A reaction block is interconnected with the band and disposed substantially within the internal volume. The exhaust clamp also includes a clamping member operable to reduce the internal volume of the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Bozmoski, Brian Campbell
  • Wiring fixing member
    Patent number: 7399922
    Abstract: A wiring fixing member for fixing a receiving member, receiving wiring therein, to a mating member includes a base portion, a pair of holdingwalls which are formed on and project upwardly from the base portion, and can hold the receiving member therebetween in a manner to position the receiving member, and a pair of retaining portions which extend respectively from the pair of holding walls, and can retain the receiving member held by the pair of holding walls, the pair of retaining portions defining an opening therebetween which intersects a longitudinal direction of the receiving member, held by the pair of holding walls, at an acute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oga, Akihito Tsukamoto, Masahiro Takamatsu, Koji Nomura
  • THREE-IN-ONE DOOR BRACKET
    Publication number: 20080164385
    Abstract: A HVAC system is provided having a three in one door bracket. The door bracket is configured to mount a door on the HVAC and to secure wiring within the HVAC. Various door arrangements may be used with the exemplary door bracket and at least one wire, or a plurality of wires, may be secured in the wire retention area of the door bracket. The door bracket can mount a variety of doors, regardless of the fastener requirements because of the dual fastener areas on the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Tabraiz Ali Khan, Robert Cabrera, Gregory Kenneth Reaser
  • Retaining Element Including Enhanced Engagement Features
    Publication number: 20080149783
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a retaining element for securing at least one elongate member to an installation surface in conjunction with a fastener. The retaining element includes a first portion and at least one second portion. The first portion secures the retaining element to the installation surface. The at least one second portion engages the elongate member. Also, the second portion defines a single continuous arch formed by a plurality of engagement surfaces disposed on a bottom side of the second portion. The engagement surfaces define a portion of the perimeter of at least two substantially overlapping shapes, such as ellipses, having different dimensions. In this way, upon installation the elongate member directly engages and is secured to both the installation surface and at least one of the engagement surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventor: Alain Michaud
  • Multiple urethane tuned exhaust damper for vertical exhaust
    Publication number: 20080142647
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an exhaust system support assembly (10) for coupling an exhaust member (F) to a vehicle (A). The exhaust system support assembly (10) includes an exhaust member mount assembly (52) couplable to the exhaust member (F), an isolation pin (32) received within at least a portion of the exhaust member mount assembly (52), and at least one resilient member (44,46) disposed between the exhaust member mount assembly (52) and the isolation pin (32). The exhaust system support assembly (10) further includes a pivot assembly (16) couplable to the vehicle (A), wherein the pivot assembly (16) slidably and rotatably receives the isolation pin (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: PACCAR INC
    Inventors: William R. Connelly, John Thomas Auxter, Jin Choi, Reid R. Nabarrete, Michikazu Jody Tao
  • Hinged clip having a retainer
    Patent number: 7387282
    Abstract: A clip retention system includes first and second body members. A first body member pin is joined by a living hinge to the second body member which permits an angular range of body member rotation. Retention elements partially enclose the pin. Upon living hinge failure the retention elements prevent body member disassociation for any angle within the angular range of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Zdravko J. Kovac