Adjustable bracket

• US 7,484,771 B2
• Filed: 03/01/2007
• Issued: 02/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dragerwerk AG & Company KGaA (FPS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Drager Medical AG & Co KG (Dragerwerk AG)
• Inventors: Haehner, Rainer, Mummert, Axel
• Primary Examiner(s): Cleveland; Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ihezie; Joshua
• Application Number:
  US11/680,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20070209304A1
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 162/48, 162/50, 162/71, 163/00, 163/01, 163/90, 163/86, 163/87, 285/368, 285/261, 285/371, 285/423, 285/915, 285/285.1, 285/121.1, 285/336, 285/184, 285/223, 174/480, 174/481, 174/503, 174/68.1, 174/68.3, 174/53, 174/10, 52/69, 361/825, 156/330, 248/65, 248/49
• US Class Current: 285/184
• 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, each profiled part having a profiled part surface defining a duct receiving recess;

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, said fastening means comprising a first lug located on one side of said duct, a second lug located on another side of said duct, a first undercut located on one side of said duct receiving recess of each said profiled part and a second undercut located on another side of said duct receiving recess of each said profiled part, said first lug and said second lug being flexible to generate a snap in retaining function as said duct is moved into said duct receiving recess and is seated in said profiled part surface of each profiled part.

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 duct receiving recess is located on the underside and/or the top side of said profile parts.

4. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 3, wherein said first lug, said second lug, said first undercut and said second undercut extend in a radial direction.

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 in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first lug is in contact with said first undercut and said second lug is in contact with said second undercut.

7. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 6, wherein said duct is in contact with said profiled part surface of each profiled part.

8. An adjustable bracket, comprising:

a profiled part having a duct receiving space;

another profiled part having a duct receiving space;

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, said fastening means comprising a first lug located on one side of said duct, a second lug located on another side of said duct, a first side undercut and a second side undercut associated with said duct receiving space of said profiled part and a first side undercut and a second side undercut associated with said duct receiving space of said another profiled part.

9. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 8, wherein said duct has an essentially circular cross-sectional profile.

10. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 8, wherein said duct receiving space of said profile part and said duct receiving space of said another profile part are located on the underside and/or the top side of said profiles for accommodating said duct.

11. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 10, wherein said first lug and said second lug of said duct generate a snap in retaining function as duct is moved into said duct receiving recess of said profiled part and said duct receiving recess of said another profiled part.

12. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 8, further comprising another hinge and a further profiled part to form a pivot combination, wherein said pivot combination is pivotable in two planes.

13. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 8, wherein said first lug of said duct is in contact with said first undercut of said profiled part, said second lug of said duct engaging said second undercut of said profiled part, said first lug of said duct being in contact with said first undercut of said another profiled part, said second lug of said duct engaging said second undercut of said another profiled part.

14. An adjustable bracket in accordance with claim 8, wherein said first lug and said second lug are flexible to generate a snap in retaining function as said duct moves into said duct receiving space of said profiled part and said duct receiving space of said another profiled part.

15. 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, said fastening means comprising 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, said fixing structure on said duct comprising first side and second side snap connection lugs, said fixing structure associated with said duct receiving depression of said first profiled part including first side and second side snap connection undercuts, said fixing structure associated with said duct receiving depression of said second profiled part including first side and second side snap connection undercuts.