Clip for securing vessel internals and method of assembly
AssigneeUop LLC
InventorsDerek H. Shih, Michael J. Behm, Shawn D. Sheedy, Peter J. Wantuck, John R. Ulmer
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Abstract
A clip assembly for holding down a member in a vessel comprising a clip comprising a first panel comprising a tab extending from the first panel and a protrusion extending from the first panel, and a second panel integral with and normal to the first panel for engaging the member. A wall in the vessel comprises a cut-out adapted to receive the tab and a recess disposed laterally to the cut-out and adapted to receive the protrusion upon inserting the tab into the cut-out and sliding the tab in the cut-out laterally with respect to the recess. The subject matter also pertains to the clip itself and the method of use.
Claims14
A clip assembly for holding down a member in a vessel comprising:
- a clip comprising a first panel comprising a tab extending from said first panel and a protrusion extending from said first panel, and a second panel integral with said first panel for engaging the member, said second panel comprising a bill extending in a direction away from and beyond said second panel, said bill configured to apply pressure to the member while the second panel is spaced from the member;
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- a wall in said vessel comprising a cut-out adapted to receive said tab, a vertically oriented, inclined channel extending from said cut-out, and a recess disposed laterally to said cut-out, said recess adapted to receive said protrusion upon inserting said tab into said cut-out and sliding said tab in said cut-out and along said inclined channel laterally with respect to said recess.
A clip for holding down a member comprising:
- a first panel comprising a tab extending from said first panel, said tab comprising a trunk and a lug extending from said trunk, said first panel adapted for engaging a first side of a wall comprising a cut-out adapted to receive said trunk and said lug of said tab inserted therein, said lug engaging a second side of said wall upon lateral movement of said tab once inserted into the cut-out;
- a dimple protruding from said first panel adapted to engage a recess in said wall disposed laterally to said cut-out upon lateral movement of said tab once inserted into the cut-out;
- a second panel integral with and normal to said first panel for engaging the member;
- a bill extending in a direction away from and beyond said second panel, said bill configured to apply pressure to the member while the second panel is spaced from the member.
A method of holding down a member in a vessel comprising:
- inserting a tab extending from a first panel of a clip into a cut-out in a wall in a first position, wherein the clip comprises a second panel integral with said first panel;
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- sliding said tab laterally along a vertically oriented, inclined channel extending from said cut-out, to a second position at which a protrusion extending from said first panel engages a recess in said wall located laterally to said cut-out,
- wherein said second panel holds down the member while in the second position,
- wherein a trunk and a lug of said tab are inserted into an entry opening in said cut-out with said first panel adjacent to a first side of said wall in said first position and said lug engages a second side of said wall in said second position,
- further comprising sliding said trunk of said tab laterally from said first position to said second position through said inclined channel, wherein said inclined channel is more narrow than said entry opening, and,
- wherein sliding said trunk over inclined edges of said inclined channel cams said tab downwardly to said second position to achieve engagement of said second panel and said member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.