Resilient Gripping Clip Or Clasp Patents (Class 248/74.2)
  • Patent number: 7611101
    Abstract: A vibration isolation pipe clip for securing a pipe to a support, in particular for securing a medium-carrying pipe to a wall or ceiling of a building. The pipe clip has a substantially annular, rigid pipe clip body which is composed of one or more parts and is provided with a securing element for securing the pipe clip body to a support. A substantially annular vibration isolating member is provided, this vibration isolating member bearing against the inner circumference of the pipe clip body and ultimately being positioned between the outer circumference of the pipe and the pipe clip body. The vibration isolating member is made from a porous elastomer material, preferably vulcanized porous rubber with closed cavities and separating walls between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: J. Van Walraven B.V.
    Inventor: Jan van Walraven
  • Publication number: 20090266945
    Abstract: A clamping assembly for holding at an object, in particular, a cable, is provided and includes a first part and a second part movable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. The clamping assembly also includes an elastic element secured to the first part and having a generally arc-shaped deformable portion. The second part has a counter portion with a curvature that generally parallels the curvature of the generally arc-shaped deformable portion of the elastic element. The first part and the second part are securable in the closed position with an object to be held being retained and the generally arc-shaped deformable portion of the elastic element exerting a retaining on the object that is produced by a deformation of the generally arc-shaped deformable portion of the elastic element caused by the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Mike Dietrich, Peter Wandt, Hans-Joachim Zschage
  • Patent number: 7608782
    Abstract: A device for securing a conduit to a structural object. The device including a clip having a longitudinally extending clip body with a conduit receiving cavity extending in the longitudinal direction and about a cavity axis with a longitudinally extending conduit receiving slot. The device further including a panel strap securable to the structural object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • Patent number: 7600721
    Abstract: A network cable bundling tool is disclosed, comprising an inner fitting retained within an outer jacket assembly. The outer jacket assembly comprises a first outer jacket half coupled to a substantially identical second outer jacket half, securing the inner fitting therein. The outer jacket assembly comprises a cylindrical housing, an intake orifice defined within the intake housing, and a plurality of funneling projections coupled to the cylindrical housing wherein the plurality of funneling projections form an array assuming the general shape of a truncated faceted cone. In operation, network cable wires are inserted into the inner fitting, and the inner fitting is then secured within the outer jacket assembly. The network cable bundling tool is then displaced in the desired direction of combing, arranging the network cables into an organized and space-efficient shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Michael J. Vermeer, Richard A. Marcus, Robert J. Krisel, David W. West
  • Patent number: 7594583
    Abstract: A retaining support member for a fuel filler pipe of a vehicle includes a connecting portion for connection to the fuel filler pipe. The retaining support member also includes a body portion connected to the connecting portion for retention to structure of the vehicle and for supporting the fuel filler pipe off of the structure of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew S. Whipple
  • Publication number: 20090230257
    Abstract: A wire tray and tent frame structural members are provided. The structural members include a utility channel or C-shaped channels to which wire trays can be mounted. More particularly, mounting structures of the wire tray insert into or otherwise engage the utility channel or engage the C-shaped channels and secure the wire tray to the structural members. The utility channel or C-shaped channels can include at least one undercut to prevent removal or disengagement of the mounting structure of the wire tray from the structural member. Similarly, methods of using the wire tray including resiliently biasing mounting structure of the wire tray to attach it to the structural member are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Johnson Outdoors Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Reyen, Matthew H. Hamilton-Jones, Joseph G. Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20090212173
    Abstract: A support for running wires includes at least first and second supporting hoops 12 and 14 that support the wiring that is placed within the hoops. Where more than two hoops are employed, they may be arranged either radially around the body, or longitudinally along the length of the body. The supporting hoop or hoops are attached to a plastic main body 16 having a central wire receiving channel 18 which both snaps around the support wire to provide positional stability in addition to providing a mounting point for the two supporting hoops. Preferably, the body has a longitudinally extending channel therein having resilent entry projections forming a nip for engaging the wire and securing the wire in the channel. A metal locking collar 20 is permanently mounted within the plastic main body, for example by disposing it in a slot formed within the body or by embedding it in the body when the plastic body is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventor: Mark Rueckwald
  • Patent number: 7559511
    Abstract: A clamp-type retention element for an axisymmetrical component for vehicles, such as a cable or a tube for oil or fuel, has an axis of symmetry; the retention element has at least one through seat, which has an insertion opening and is designed to house a portion of the axisymmetrical component, a snap-action closing element of the insertion opening, hooking elements designed to co-operate with a support, elastic elements designed to co-operate with the portion of the axisymmetrical component within the seat, and a guide element of the portion of the axisyrumetrical component within the seat for identifying a housing position of the portion of the axisymmetrical component under the action of the elastic elements. The elastic elements are flexible in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of symmetry when the portion of the axisymmetrical component is in the housing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Italia S.R.L.
    Inventor: Fulvio Yon
  • Patent number: 7556225
    Abstract: A bracket for supporting electrical nonmetallic tubing has axially aligned large and small spring clips for receiving and retaining large and small diameter tubing. A plurality of side-by-side pairs of the spring clips are arranged with the large and small spring clips in one pair reversely positioned relative to the large and small spring clips in an adjacent pair. Some clips are configured for attaching ties thereto that extend over a tube to hold the tube in the clip. The bracket has support legs for engaging a support surface, and fastener receiving extensions for attaching the bracket to the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: The Lamson & Sessions Co.
    Inventors: Charles H. Riedy, Robert M. Gudin, Eric G. Hull
  • Publication number: 20090140108
    Abstract: A tube clip (10) includes an isolator (16) having at least one channel (18) configured for receiving a tube and a clip body (14) encapsulating the isolator in at least one plane. At least one of the channels (18) of the isolator is out-of-plane with a plane formed by at least two other channels. A clip end (12) extends from the clip body (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Louai Faied
  • Patent number: 7540454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for holding at least two oblong articles, comprising a receiving part (4) and spring elements (8, 9, 12, 15, 22, 23) for fixing the articles. A spring element is configured as a movable locking tongue (15) which on its free end is provided with a receiving section (16) and an articulated element (17). While the first article is introduced, the free end is displaced into the deflected position when the articulated element (17) contacts the first article. When the first article comes to rest on an abutment section (20, 21), the receiving section (16) encloses the first articles to such an extent that the locking tongue (15) and, as a result, the articulated element (17) forming an abutment for the second article, is fixed in the rest position. The inventive device allows to hold articles at a relatively large distance to each other and to repeatedly remove them from and reinsert them into the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: A. Raymond & Cie.
    Inventor: Hans Gauger
  • Patent number: 7540133
    Abstract: An agricultural implement is provided that includes a wheeled frame and a draft tongue pivotally connected to and extending forwardly from the frame to connect with the tractor. A hydraulic cylinder controls the pivotal movement of the draft tongue relative to the frame. A hydraulic conduit system having at least one flexible hose provides a source of hydraulic fluid under pressure from the tractor to the hydraulic cylinders. A hydraulic hose support is mounted at the forward end of the draft tongue to support the flexible hoses. The hose support includes a vertical support, a base portion that defines a curved portion and that is affixed to the vertical support, and an elastomeric block having openings therein to receive and fix the flexible hoses to the hose support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: CNH Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Darwin L. Zacharias, Henry Neufeld
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20090095848
    Abstract: System to easily install and remove hangers for a string of decorative lights around a house, while standing on the ground and without requiring the use of a ladder. The system is particularly intended for attachment to gutter lips. The system is comprised of two components: a spring-loaded hanger clip which holds the light string and an elongated staff with hanger clip actuator at the distal end to temporarily hold the clip until it can be positioned and installed on the gutter lip. The elongated staff has an actuating means which opens and closes the jaw of the hanger clip. In use, the user would first attach the light string to the hanger clip which grips it securely. The clip is then temporarily and securely attached to the elongated staff by inserting the clip onto the distal end of the staff. Utilizing the staff, the user uses the actuating means to open the hanger clip jaw and then positions the clip on the gutter lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Paul Robert Holbrook, Trevor Jackson
  • Publication number: 20090020656
    Abstract: Connector retainers and methods of securing a connector to a receptacle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a gripping portion to engage an outer surface of a projecting portion of the receptacle; and a support extending from the gripping portion to be coupled to the connector with the gripping portion located closer to a base of the projecting portion than a sleeve contact of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventor: Mark Richard Cave
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7462278
    Abstract: An improved hose clasp for supporting a filter bag in a generally upright orientation on a pool cleaner as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,863,425; 4,558,479; and 3,822,754. The hose clasp includes a generally cylindrical split collar having separable free ends including a pair of radially outwardly extending clasp arms. The clasp arms are springably separable to permit placement of the split collar onto a supply hose or the like coupled to the pool cleaner. The clasp arms are notched to accommodate movement to an interlocked cross-over position, with a boss on one of the clasp arms protruding through a lock port in the other clasp arm. A leash member such as a ported tab carried by the filter bag is fitted over the boss in a position interposed between the interlocked clasp arms to support the filter bag relative to the supply hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Zodiac Pool Care, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Meritt-Powell
  • Publication number: 20080296445
    Abstract: A retention device for coupling a wire harness to an HVAC module comprises a retention clip coupled to the wire harness, the retention clip having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a first channel disposed within the inner surface. A stud may be coupled to the HVAC module. The stud may comprise a first projection, a second projection opposing the first projection, the first and second projections disposed distal to the second component, and a recess disposed between the first projection and the second projection. One or both of the first projection and the second projection may be configured to engage the channel when the stud is received within the retention clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Jason DURFEE, Scott Torok, Richard Browne
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7456361
    Abstract: A clip for securing a flexible armored cable to a structural object. The clip including a longitudinally extending clip body having a generally C-shaped wire receiving cavity extending in the longitudinal direction and about a cavity axis with a longitudinally extending cable receiving slot. The wire receiving cavity having a plurality of transverse ribs that are parallel to one another wherein each of the ribs has a first end and a second end that are circumferentially space about the cavity axis and which are longitudinally spaced. The ribs being configured to extend into a portion of a trough in the armored cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7438265
    Abstract: The Single and Double Electrical Cable Holder Strip was devised to facilitate a need for efficiency in an industry that continues to increase the amount of cables needed in the modern day buildings. With the advancement of computers and technology, more and more cables are being introduced into buildings than ever before. Today's technicians take an excessive amount of time when dealing with a jumbled mass of cables that need to be unscrambled, located and then replaced, added to and/or repaired. This invention will allow technicians to get in and out of work sites quickly and effortlessly. Most cable and wiring jobs are done with staples and one misplaced staple can ruin the entire line of cable. This cable holder strip solves all of these problems. The benefits to society by using this invention are reduced labor hours, non-staple applications allowing the work to be efficient and well organized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Luis Berardo Urzua
  • Patent number: 7434958
    Abstract: A lamp fixing member includes a first body part and a second body part. The first body part includes at least one first lamp fixing portion disposed on an upper surface of the first body part. The second body part is slidably combined with the first body part. The second body part includes a second lamp fixing portion being combined with the first lamp fixing portion and defining a space through which a lamp is inserted to be fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Seok Yang, Jung Tae Kang, Sang Hoon Park, Jin Ho Ha, Sang Duk Lee
  • Patent number: 7429020
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a hook shaped pipe hanger adapted to be affixed to a support structure and support a pipe. The pipe hanger includes a longitudinally extending stem including a plurality of openings to facilitate fastening the stem to the support structure and a hook portion extending from the stem and including an arcuate support surface for supporting an outer periphery of a portion of the pipe. The pipe hanger further includes a cable tie channel proximate to and extending along at least a portion of the arcuate support surface, the channel providing a passageway for a flexible tie support used to secure a pipe to the pipe hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc.
    Inventors: Matt M. Huebner, Ronald Rich
  • Publication number: 20080210835
    Abstract: Provided is, among other things, an attachment apparatus that includes an attachment base, a magnet attached to a first side of the attachment base and a clip structure extending from a second side of the attachment base, the second side being opposite the first side. The clip structure, in turn, includes first and second arms which can be resiliently spread apart in order to receive an item and then released in order to close around the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventor: Gary Wayne Bagnall
  • Publication number: 20080203247
    Abstract: A device for securing a conduit to a structural object. The device including a clip having a longitudinally extending clip body with a conduit receiving cavity extending in the longitudinal direction and about a cavity axis with a longitudinally extending conduit receiving slot. The device further including a panel strap securable to the structural object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • Patent number: 7404548
    Abstract: A dampening clip assembly may include a spring mount, a clip member, and a sealing member. The spring mount may include a base, a piston cylinder extending from the base and defining an interior cavity, a mounting surface having a passage formed therethrough, and a spring positioned between the base and the mounting surface. The clip member is secured to the spring mount and configured to retain a tube. The clip member includes a piston extending from a main body. The piston may be disposed within the interior cavity of the piston cylinder. The sealing member may be secured to a portion of the piston, and forms a fluid-tight seal between the piston cylinder and the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Mark J. Kwilosz
  • Publication number: 20080164382
    Abstract: In order to enable a compensating movement of a supply line (38) in an industrial robot (32), a line guide device is provided that, in particular, has a telescopic fork design. A slideway element (4) is provided, which is fastened to a rear robot arm (30) and through which a slide rod (6) is displaceably guided. A first clip (24) is placed on the front end of the slide rod (6), and the supply line (38) is fastened in a clamped manner inside this clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: LEONI KABEL HOLDING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Claude Burlot
  • Publication number: 20080164381
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide fastening devices adapted to couple to rigid members and witch may further include attachment features for coupling items to the rigid member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: STABLE SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventor: Curtis Fleischman
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20080111034
    Abstract: A twist clip for attaching a heat-radiating fin to a conduit of a hydronic heating system includes an upper gripping member, a lower gripping member connected to the upper member by an upright support member, and a handle portion looping downwardly from the lower gripping member to enable a user to hold the clip and to manually twist the clip to cause the upper and lower gripping members to rotate relative to the fin and conduit such that the fin and conduit are clipped together. This twist clip enables quick and easy attachment of fins to conduits, which greatly reduces the time and effort required to install a hydronic heating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: James MacDuff
  • Publication number: 20080105796
    Abstract: A modular system of routing clip subcomponents having compatible interlocking features allows for as-needed assembly of multiple clips and extensions, thereby eliminating the need for specialized standoff brackets and clipping devices when routing vehicle wires, hoses, tubes, cables, harnesses, and the like. Generally molded from high-impact and decay resistant polymers, the elements of the modular system are inexpensive to manufacture and simple to assemble by hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gerald J. Nix, Luis A. Torres
  • Publication number: 20080099636
    Abstract: Embodiments of mounting clips are described. One such embodiment of a mounting clip for attaching an object, device, or portion of a device to a computer monitor comprises a main body. At least one hook-shaped rib is coupled to the main body. The at least one rib is removably insertable within an opening in the computer monitor. A foot, coupled to the main body, contacts an exterior surface of the computer monitor while the at least one rib is inserted within the opening. A holder receptacle is coupled to the main body and provides a mating point for coupling an object to the mounting clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Dean Depay, Benjamin Abraham, Frederic Frappereau, Ray Gradwohl, Jacques Gagne
  • Patent number: 7364323
    Abstract: A pool light mounting system includes a circular band formed of resilient material. The band has first and second adjusting brackets at either end. The brackets have substantially planar surfaces located orthogonally to the band. The planar surfaces have first and second apertures penetrating the surfaces. The apertures are sized to fit slidably over a threaded stud. First and second nuts are threaded to fit the threaded stud and located on the stud located within the first and second apertures. First and second mounting brackets are attached to the band having third and fourth planar surfaces spaced forwardly from and parallel to a front edge of the band. The third surface has a receiving notch for a mounting hook. The fourth surface is located opposite the first mounting bracket along the band and has a threaded hole sized and shaped to accept a threaded mounting screw for a lighting fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Inventor: Alain Francois
  • Publication number: 20080078891
    Abstract: Retention clip assemblies of the present technology comprise a stanchion portion and a retention clip portion adapted to secure routed lines such as hoses, pipes, electrical lines, tubes and other similar items. Generally, retention clip assemblies of the present technology are affixable to another structure to retain the routed line in close proximity with that structure. In preferred embodiments, retention clip assemblies are particularly adapted to be arc stud welded to a metal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventor: Blake Hobson
  • Patent number: 7328873
    Abstract: A pipe clamp for attaching a pipe to a fixing member includes a connecting portion formed of a hard material, a pipe holding portion formed of a hard material, and a vibration-proof member formed of a soft material and disposed between the connecting portion and the pipe holding portion. The vibration-proof member is provided with an engaging portion for engaging the connecting portion and another engaging portion for engaging the pipe holding portion. The vibration-proof member is provided with a plurality of grooves or projections arranged along an axial direction of the pipe on at least one of surfaces facing the connecting portion and the pipe holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventors: Keisuke Suzuki, Akihiko Tanno
  • Patent number: 7325776
    Abstract: This invention's suspensory fastener for piping is characterized in that the fastener is arranged from the two members of a long band and short band, a coupled state maintaining means, which maintains a state wherein a bolt of a bolt-and-nut set that is provided at a lower end coupling portion of the above-mentioned long band is engaged with an opening with guiding entrance of lower end coupling portion of the above-mentioned short band and the two lower end coupling portions are overlapped with each other, is provided, and coupling and releasing of the coupling of the lower end coupling portion of the above-mentioned long band with the fastener coupling portion of the above-mentioned short band are enabled without separation of the bolt-and-nut set provided at the lower end coupling portion of the above-mentioned long band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Akagi Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seiji Shibuya
  • Patent number: 7318567
    Abstract: A cable management device includes a clamping mechanism (110) suitable for attachment to a surface. The clamping mechanism comprises an annular portion (111) having an outside surface (114), an inside surface (115) that forms a perimeter of a cavity (118) interior to the annular portion, a first terminus (116), and a second terminus (117) disposed opposite the first terminus. The first terminus and the second terminus define a gap (151) between them. In one embodiment, the cable management device further comprises a membrane (120, 220) attached to the clamping mechanism at the inside surface, where the membrane contains a first opening (121). In the same or another embodiment, the cable management device further comprises a slot (140) in the annular portion of the clamping mechanism. Both the membrane and the slot enhance the cable management features of the cable management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Belkin International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Mori, John Wadsworth
  • Patent number: 7284730
    Abstract: System, methods and apparatus are provided for securing one or more transducers to a patient. According to one illustrative embodiment, a transducer holder is provided that includes a base, one or more fasteners for securing one or more transducers, respectively, at least one strap attached to the base for securing the base to the patient, wherein at least two of the fasteners have a different color from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Dale Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrienne Walsh, Maria Campanella, Sharon Steeves
  • Patent number: 7284729
    Abstract: System, methods and apparatus are provided for securing one or more transducers to a patient. According to one illustrative embodiment, a transducer holder is provided that includes a base, one or more fasteners for securing one or more transducers, respectively, and at least one strap attached to the base for securing the base to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Dale Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrienne Walsh, Maria Campanella, Sharon Steeves
  • Patent number: 7278190
    Abstract: A two component line clip for fixing a line therein includes a body defining an aperture. The body is formed from a material having a first hardness. The aperture is defined in part by a rib. An insert is secured within the aperture. The insert is formed from a material having a second hardness less than the first hardness. The insert includes a feature that cooperates with the rib to secure the insert within the aperture. The insert is adapted to fix the line therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Charles K. Fischer, Roger E. Pilon, Zdravko Kovac
  • Patent number: 7219863
    Abstract: A wiring clip for securing electrical wiring to metal framing members. In a specific embodiment, the subject clip can secure the wiring a required distance from the nearest edge or face of the metal framing member to which a wall board is to be secured. The wire clip generally resembles an open frame having a wire receiving area formed in the main body, where the wire receiving area is centrally located within the main body. The wire clip is generally of U-shaped configuration, with two arms being joined to the main body. The end of the first arm is bent to form a J-hook, such that the J-hook can be hooked about a first inner edge of a metal stud. The end of the second arm comprises a clip, such that the clip can be removable, secured about the second inner edge of the metal stud. The arms, as well as the main body, are resilient, such that the arms and the main body will embrace the metal stud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Inventor: Maury E. Collett, II
  • Patent number: 7219931
    Abstract: An elongated object clamp 1 which reduces transmission of vibration between an object 2 and a support 3 in a circumferential direction of the object and an axial direction comprises a gripper unit 5 for holding an elongated object such as a pipe, a securing unit for attaching the clamp to a support such as a body panel, and a vibration absorbing unit 7 for reducing transmission of vibration between the gripper unit and the securing unit. The vibration absorbing unit can bend in various directions and includes first curved arms and second curved arms stacked between the gripper unit and the securing unit, and arranged so that bending directions of the arms cross one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 7207530
    Abstract: A pipe hold-down for securing a pipe to a building member includes a back having a base end, a distal end, and a fastener receiving aperture extending therethrough from the distal end to the base end. A claw extends outwardly from the back proximate the distal end thereof and curves toward the base end. A leg extends outwardly from the back proximate the base end thereof is more flexible than the back and bendable relative thereto. An opening is defined between a distal end of the claw and the leg. The leg is bendable between a normal position and a pipe admitting position wherein the leg is bent outwardly away from the claw, in the normal position the opening is substantially narrower than the outside diameter of the pipe and in the pipe admitting position the opening is at least as wide as the outside diameter of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Sioux Cheif Mfg. Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P Ismert, Frank D Julian
  • Patent number: 7207532
    Abstract: A boom stand is constructed from a base, extensible stand, pivotal boom support, and boom. The base has arcuately segmented massive anchors that form a perimeter. The arcuately segmented massive anchors are shaped and sized to fit within the perimeter of like bases, to decrease minimum distances between stands during storage or close use, while still providing stability. Over-center clamps provided on the extensible stand are extruded to include unitary cord guides, and are engaged with tube ends to prevent rotation or accidental removal. The pivotal boom support incorporates a disc and elastomeric pads to provide superior locking and vibration reduction, and utilizes in alternative embodiments perimeter and central over-center clamps which further enhance the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Roberts, John S. Titus, James F. Jenné
  • Patent number: 7201351
    Abstract: A holder for elongated objects comprises a half-shell including an inner shell of elastic material, forming a spring structure, and an outer shell of a less elastic material. The inner shell comprises a bridge-like arch spanning an interior and freely movable outward of the half-shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Mario Stigler
  • Patent number: 7182300
    Abstract: A clip which is inserted and engaged in an attaching hole includes a proximal portion for abutting against one surface around a peripheral edge of the attaching hole, a stem extending from the proximal portion and adapted to be inserted in the attaching hole, and a pair of resiliently retaining pieces extending from a distal end portion of the stem toward the proximal portion in the form of an anchor and adapted to engage an edge of the attaching hole in another surface. At least one projection is formed on a side wall of the stem opposing the resiliently retaining piece, and an amount of deflection of the resiliently retaining piece is restricted by the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Piolax Inc.
    Inventor: Kenji Yonezawa