Retaining member

• US 20040188570A1
• Filed: 01/30/2004
• Published: 09/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. K.G. (Illinois Tool Works Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. K.G. (Illinois Tool Works Inc.)
• Inventors: Bauer, Christian
• Granted Patent: US 7,658,350 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/68.1
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/223 each support having one transverse base for supporting the pipes F16L3/23, F16L3/237 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 55/035 in the form of specially adapted hangers or supports
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44026 for cooperating with aperture in supporting structure or structure-to-be-secured
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/4465 Integrally combined, independently operable, diverse clasps, clips, or support-clamps

Abstract

A retaining member in plastic, suited for retaining at least one line on a support (45), comprising:

a basic body (2) with a mounting area (3) for mounting on the support (45) and at least one retaining area (9, 10) with at least one line seating (23 to 26) for at least one line, and

a line seating (23 to 26) which, at the inside, has a plurality of resilient ribs (32 to 34) which project beyond the inside at different overhangs.

Claims

1. A retaining member in plastic, suited for retaining at least one line on a support (45), comprising:

a basic body (2) with a mounting area (3) for mounting on the support (45) and at least one retaining area (9, 10) with at least one line seating (23 to 26) for at least one line, and

a line seating (23 to 26) which, at the inside, has a plurality of resilient ribs (32 to 34) which project beyond the inside at different overhangs.

2. The retaining member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said line seating (23 to 26) has a lining (29 to 31) which is made of a non-rigid plastic material and, at the inside, has a plurality of resilient ribs (32 to 34) which project beyond the inside at different overhangs.

3. The retaining member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ribs (32 to 34) are oriented in an axial direction and/or in the circumferential direction of the line seating (23 to 26).

4. The retaining member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ribs (32 to 34) are arranged at least partially in parallel.

5. The retaining member as claimed in claim 1 wherein there are ribs (32 to 34) which alternately project at a larger and a smaller overhang beyond the inside of the line seating (23 to 26) or the lining (29 to 31), as seen in a circumferential direction or an axial direction of the line seating (23 to 26).

6. The retaining member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ribs (32 to 34) which project at the larger and the smaller overhangs beyond the inside of the line seating (23 to 26) or the lining (29 to 31) are disposed at a uniform spacing across the inner circumference or in the axial direction of the line seating (23 to 26) or the lining (29 to 31).

7. The retaining member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said line seating (23 to 25) is formed in a substantially cylindrical, elastic cup having an insertion slot (19 to 21) for the line.

8. The retaining member as claimed in claim 7 wherein said line seating (23 to 26) or the lining (29 to 31) has an axially oriented rib (32′

to 34′

) projecting at a larger overhang, on either side adjacent to the insertion slot (19 to 21).

9. The retaining member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ribs (32′

to 34′

) projecting at the larger overhang are of a width smaller than that of the ribs (32″

to 34″

) projecting at the smaller overhang.

10. The retaining member as claim in claim 1 wherein the overhang of the ribs (32′

to 34′

) projecting at the larger overhang is larger than the width of the ribs (32′

to 34′

).

11. The retaining member as claimed in claim 1 wherein said overhang of the ribs (32″

to 34″

) projecting at the smaller over is smaller than the width of the ribs (32″

to 34″

).