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Conduit clamp

  • US 5,893,538 A
  • Filed: 01/21/1997
  • Issued: 04/13/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for clamping a conduit having a curvature to a channel rail, said channel rail comprising a web having respective sides, a pair of flanges, each flange extending from a respective side of said web and having an upper end, a pair of top walls extending inwardly from said respective upper ends of said flanges, said pair of top walls having respective bottom faces and terminating so as to form an inlet opening therebetween having a first width (W1), said device comprising a main body having a retainer section and a seat section, said seat section having an aperture;

  • a screw member positioned in said aperture and having a head and a threaded body;

    a buckle mounted on said screw member, said main body comprising holding means for releasably holding the buckle in a predetermined direction and below said seat section, and said buckle comprising, said longitudinal end parts forming base and longitudinal end parts as channel rail engaging means for engaging said pair of top walls of said channel rail and at least provisionally fixing said conduit to said channel rail, said engaging means comprising a pair of abutments extending upwardly from said base; and

    rotating means for rotating said buckle when said buckle is released from said holding means so that said abutments are positioned under a respective bottom face of said pair of top walls of the channel rail, said rotating means further for drawing said buckle in the direction of said seat section so that said abutments are kept positioned under the respective bottom face of said pair of top walls.

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