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US 10,851,820 B2Granted
Self-locking edge clip assembly
AssigneeA. Raymond Et Cie
InventorJim Raymond Spearing
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an edge clip assembly for attachment of a component, and, more specifically, to an edge clip assembly which is self-locking. The edge clip assembly includes a clip body and a spacer provided within the clip body, and further includes an interlock securing the spacer in a final position in which the clip body can be engaged with the component to hold the component under tension.
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A self-locking edge clip assembly for attachment of a component, the edge clip assembly comprising:
- a clip body changeable between an open configuration in which a component may be freely inserted and an engaged configuration in which the component is captured thereby, the clip body comprising:
- a first clip leg, a second clip leg, and a clip end connecting the first and second clip legs;
- the first clip leg, the second clip leg, and the clip end together defining a clip interior having an open end;
- at least one of the first clip leg and the second clip leg having a slot defined thereby, wherein the slot is elongated and comprises a first end disposed toward the open end and a second end disposed toward the clip end;
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- the first clip leg and the second clip leg being in spaced apart positions to define the open end when the clip body is in the open configuration;
- a spacer slideably and linearly moveable in the clip interior between an initial position in which the clip body is in the open configuration and a final position in which the clip body is in the engaged configuration, the spacer extending partially outside the clip body when in the initial position, the spacer comprising a rib extending along a surface thereof;
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- an interlock formed by an engagement of the rib with the slot, the interlock securing the spacer in the final position;
- wherein the rib is elongated along a direction of slideable and linear movement of the spacer and comprises a first end and a second end spaced from the first end;
- wherein the rib includes a locking element on the second end of the rib, the locking element projecting into and slideable within the slot, the locking element configured to engage the first end of the slot to limit slideable withdrawal of the spacer from the clip body.
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A self-locking edge clip assembly for attachment of a component, the edge clip assembly comprising:
- a clip body changeable between an open configuration in which a component may be freely inserted and an engaged configuration in which the component is captured thereby, the clip body comprising:
- a first clip leg, a second clip leg, and a clip end connecting the first and second clip legs;
- the first clip leg, the second clip leg, and the clip end together defining a clip interior having an open end;
- at least one of the first clip leg and the second clip leg having a slot defined thereby;
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- the first clip leg and the second clip leg being in spaced apart positions to define the open end when the clip body is in the open configuration;
- a spacer slideably and linearly moveable in the clip interior between an initial position in which the clip body is in the open configuration and a final position in which the clip body is in the engaged configuration, the spacer extending partially outside the clip body when in the initial position, the spacer comprising a rib extending along a surface thereof;
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- an interlock formed between the rib and the slot, the interlock securing the spacer in the final position;
- wherein the clip body comprises a plurality of cable tie receivers configured to hold cable ties.
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A self-locking edge clip assembly for attachment of a component, the edge clip assembly comprising:
- a clip body changeable between an open configuration in which a component may be freely inserted and an engaged configuration in which the component is captured thereby, the clip body comprising:
- a first clip leg, a second clip leg, and a clip end connecting the first and second clip legs;
- the first clip leg, the second clip leg, and the clip end together defining a clip interior having an open end;
- at least one of the first clip leg and the second clip leg having a slot defined thereby;
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- the first clip leg and the second clip leg being in spaced apart positions to define the open end when the clip body is in the open configuration;
- a spacer slideably and linearly moveable in the clip interior between an initial position in which the clip body is in the open configuration and a final position in which the clip body is in the engaged configuration, the spacer extending partially outside the clip body when in the initial position, the spacer comprising a rib extending along a surface thereof;
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- an interlock formed between the rib and the slot, the interlock securing the spacer in the final position;
- wherein the rib is elongated along a direction of slideable movement of the spacer and comprises a first end and a second end spaced from the first end;
- wherein the clip body comprises a barb on at least one of the first and second clip legs.
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A self-locking edge clip assembly for attachment of a component, the edge clip assembly comprising:
- a u-shaped clip body comprising a first clip leg, a second clip leg, a clip end wall connecting the first and second clip legs, and a slot in the first clip leg, wherein the slot is elongated and comprises a first end disposed away from the clip end wall and a second end disposed toward the clip end wall;
- a u-shaped spacer slideably moveable in the clip body between an initial position in and a final position, the spacer comprising a first spacer leg, a second spacer leg, a spacer end wall connecting the first and second spacer legs, and a rib extending from the first spacer leg, the first and second spacer legs extending partially outside the clip body when in the initial position and being disposed entirely within the clip body when in the final position;
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- an interlock formed by an engagement of the rib with the slot, the interlock securing the spacer in the final position;
- wherein the rib is elongated along a direction of slideable movement of the spacer and comprises a first end and a second end spaced from the first end;
- wherein the rib includes a locking element on the second end of the rib, the locking element projecting into and slideable within the slot, the locking element configured to engage the first end of the slot to limit slideable withdrawal of the spacer from the clip body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.