Mounts

• US 20020063190A1
• Filed: 01/17/2002
• Published: 05/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cable Management Products Ltd. (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: Cable Management Products Ltd. (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Buck, Meirion Kenneth
• Granted Patent: US 6,715,721 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/74.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/13 and engaging it by snap action F16L3/1203 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0468 Corrugated
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0691 Fixing tubing to casing by auxiliary means co-operating with indentations of the tubing, e.g. with tubing-convolutions
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/32 using mounting clamps

Abstract

A mount for supporting a corrugated conduit on a panel has a lower part of circular shape with four catch fingers arranged around it. The lower part is bolted the panel. An upper part has a lower circular boss that is a snap fit in the lower part, being engaged by the spring fingers, and is rotatable about a vertical axis. The upper part has a spring clip of omega shape with an internal rib that engages between corrugations on the conduit when this is pushed into the clip. The lower and upper parts are integral mouldings of a plastics material. The upper part may be provided in a range of sizes to fit different conduits, whilst fitting with a common lower part.

Claims

1. A mount for supporting an elongate member, wherein the mount comprises a first part and a second part, wherein said first part is adapted to be secured to a structure and said second part is adapted to be secured with the elongate member, and wherein said second part is rotatable about an axis substantially orthogonal with said elongate member.

2. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said first and second parts are a push, snap fit with one another.

3. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said first and second parts have a cooperating collar and boss of substantially circular shape.

4. A mount according to claim 3, wherein said collar is provided on said first part and said boss is provided on said second part.

5. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said second part includes a clip adapted to receive said elongate member as a push fit.

6. A mount according to claim 5, wherein said clip has a substantially omega shape.

7. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said elongate member has formations on its surface, and wherein said second part has a surface formation adapted to engage between said surface formations on said elongate member to restrain longitudinal displacement of said elongate member relative to said mount.

8. A mount according to claim 7, wherein said surface formation on said second part is a rib.

9. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said first part has a recess of a non-circular shape adapted to receive a fixing member for securing said mount with said structure.

10. A mount according to claim 9, wherein said recess has a hexagonal shape.

11. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said first part includes inner and outer portions extending coaxially of one another.

12. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said first part includes at least one spring catch member adapted to engage on said second part.

13. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said first part includes a plurality of catch fingers adapted to engage on said second part.

14. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said first part is an integral moulding of a plastics material.

15. A mount according to claim 1, wherein said second part is an integral moulding of a plastics material.

17. A mount system according to claim 16, wherein each of said second parts is a snap fit with said first part.

18. A mount system according to claim 16 or 17, wherein said first and second parts have a cooperating collar and boss of substantially circular shape.

19. A mount system according to claim 18, wherein said collar is provided on said first part and said boss is provided on said second parts.

20. A mount system according to claim 16, wherein said second parts are clips adapted to receive said different size elongate members as a push fit.

21. A mount system according to claim 20, wherein said clips have a substantially omega shape.

24. A mount system according to claim 16, wherein said first part has a recess of a noncircular shape adapted to receive a fixing member for securing said mount with said structure.

26. A mount system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said first part includes inner and outer portions extending coaxially of one another.

27. A mount system according to claim 16, wherein said first part includes at least one spring catch member adapted to engage on said second parts.

28. A mount system according to claim 16, wherein said first part includes a plurality of catch fingers adapted to engage on said second parts.

29. A mount system according to claim 16, wherein said first part is an integral moulding of a plastics material.

30. A mount system according to claim 16, wherein said second parts are integral mouldings of a plastics material.

16. A mount system for supporting an elongate member on a structure, wherein the system comprises a first part and a plurality of second parts, wherein said first part is adapted to be secured to said structure and said second parts are adapted to be secured with said elongate member, and wherein said second parts are provided in a range of different sizes such that a range of sizes of elongate members can be supported using a common first part.

22. A mount system according to claims 16, wherein said elongate member has formations on its surface, and wherein said second parts each have a surface formation adapted to engage between said surface formations on said elongate member to restrain longitudinal displacement of said elongate member relative to said mount.

23. A mount system according to claim 22, wherein said surface formation on said second part is a rib.

25. A mount system according to claim 24, wherein said recess has a hexagonal shape.

31. A method of securing an elongate member with a structure comprising the steps of:

securing a first part of a mount with said structure;

securing a second part of said mount with said elongate member; and

snap-fitting said second part with said first part to form a connection with said first part that is rotatable about an axis orthogonal with said structure and said elongate member.

32. A method of securing an elongate member with a structure comprising the steps of:

securing a first part of a mount with said structure, selecting a second part of an appropriate size for an elongate member from a plurality of second parts of said mount of different sizes, securing the selected second part of said mount with said elongate member and snap-fitting said second part with said first part to form a connection with said first part that is rotatable about an axis orthogonal with said structure and said elongate member.