ADJUSTABLE BRACKET

• US 20070209304A1
• Filed: 03/01/2007
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dragerwerk AG & Company KGaA (FPS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Draeger Medical Incorporated (FPS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH)
• Inventors: HAEHNER, Rainer, MUMMERT, Axel
• Granted Patent: US 7,484,771 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/220.500
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2014 around a vertical axis F16M11/2035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/065 with a special structure, e.g. reinforced or adapted for space reduction

Abstract

An adjustable bracket is provided with profiled parts (2, 3), a hinge (4) between the profiled parts (2, 3) and with a duct (7, 8) for accommodating media lines (9). The duct (7, 8) is formed of a flexible material. A fastening device (5, 6) for the duct (7, 8) is present on the top side and/or the underside of the profiled parts (2, 3) in such a way that it can be guided over the hinge (4).

Claims

1. An adjustable bracket, comprising:

profiled parts;

a hinge between said profiled parts;

a duct for accommodating media lines, said duct being formed of a flexible material; and

fastening means for fastening said duct on a top side and/or an underside of said profiled parts in such a way that said duct is guided over said hinge.

2. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 1, wherein said duct has an essentially circular cross-sectional profile.

3. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 1, wherein said profile parts each have depressions, on the underside and/or the top side of said profile parts for accommodating said duct.

4. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 3, wherein said fastening means comprises a snap connection located in an overlapping area of said depressions and said duct.

5. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 1, further comprising another hinge and a further profiled part to form a pivot combination, wherein said pivot combination is pivotable in two planes.

6. An adjustable bracket, comprising:

a profiled part;

another profiled part;

a hinge located between said profiled part and said another profiled part;

a duct for accommodating lines, said duct being formed of a flexible material; and

fastening means for fastening said duct to a side of said profiled part and a side of said another profiled part and to support said duct passing over said hinge located between said profiled part and said another profiled part.

7. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 6, wherein said duct has an essentially circular cross-sectional profile.

8. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 6, wherein said profile part and said another profile part each have depressions, on the underside and/or the top side of said profiles for accommodating said duct.

9. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 8, wherein said fastening means comprises a snap connection located in an overlapping area of said depressions and said duct.

10. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 6, further comprising another hinge and a further profiled part to form a pivot combination, wherein said pivot combination is pivotable in two planes.

11. An adjustable bracket, comprising:

a first profiled part with a side having a duct receiving depression;

a second profiled part with a side having a duct receiving depression;

a hinge connected between said first profiled part and said second profiled part;

a flexible duct accommodating lines; and

fastening means for retaining said duct in said first profiled part duct receiving depression and for retaining said duct in said second profiled part duct receiving depression and to support said duct passing over said hinge connected between said first profiled part and said second profiled part.

12. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 11, wherein said fastening means comprises a fixing structure on said duct cooperating with a fixing structure associated with said duct receiving depression of said first profiled part and with a fixing structure associated with said duct receiving depression of said second profiled part.

13. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 12, wherein:

said fixing structure on said duct comprises first side and second side snap connection lugs;

said fixing structure associated with said duct receiving depression of said first profiled part includes first side and second side snap connection undercuts; and

said fixing structure associated with said duct receiving depression of said second profiled part includes first side and second side snap connection undercuts.