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US 10,883,569 B2Granted
Securing device
AssigneeGripple Limited
InventorLee Giemza
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Abstract
A securing arrangement (10) comprises an elongate article (14) and a securing device (12). The securing device (12) has a body (20) and first and second clamping members (28) within the body (20) for clamping the elongate article (14). The clamping members (28) are disposed in an opposed position relative to one another. The elongate article (14) comprises a plurality of strands (16A-16F) wound around one another in a plurality of turns of each strand. Each strand (16A-16F) has substantially the same pitch as each other strand, and each clamping member (28) has an engaging surface (57) for engaging the elongate article (14). Each engaging surface (57) is configured to engage half or more of the total number of strands forming the elongate article (14).
Claims22
A securing device comprising:
- first and second elongate clamping members, each clamping member having an engaging surface for engaging an elongate article;
- a carriage for carrying the clamping members, wherein the carriage is movable between a clamping condition, in which the clamping members can clamp the elongate article, and a release condition, in which the clamping members are released from the elongate article;
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- a body having first and second walls tapering inwardly towards each other, the first and second walls defining a passage along which the carriage can move, said passage being configured to receive the elongate article therethrough between the clamping members;
- wherein movement of the carriage along the passage in the direction of the inward tapering of the walls causes the clamping members to be urged towards each other so that the engaging surfaces can engage the elongate article to clamp the elongate article therebetween;
- wherein the carriage defines first and second receiving formations to receive the respective first and second clamping members, and each receiving formation comprises retaining formations to retain the first and second clamping members in the respective receiving formations, and each clamping member comprises corresponding formations to cooperate with the retaining formations.
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A securing arrangement comprising;
- a securing device comprising:
- first and second elongate clamping members, each clamping member having an engaging surface for engaging an elongate article;
- a carriage for carrying the clamping members, wherein the carriage is movable between a clamping condition, in which the clamping members can clamp the elongate article, and a release condition, in which the clamping members are released from the elongate article;
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- a body having first and second walls tapering inwardly towards each other, the first and second walls defining a passage along which the carriage can move, said passage being configured to receive the elongate article therethrough between the clamping members;
- wherein movement of the carriage along the passage in the direction of the inward tapering of the walls causes the clamping members to be urged towards each other so that the engaging surfaces can engage the elongate article to clamp the elongate article therebetween;
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- the securing arrangement further comprises an elongate article comprising a plurality of engageable strands wound around one another in a plurality of turns of each strand, wherein each strand has substantially the same pitch as each other strand;
- wherein each clamping member is configured to engage:
- at least two thirds of the total number of said engageable strands.
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A securing arrangement comprising:
- a securing device comprising:
- first and second elongate clamping members, each clamping member having an engaging surface for engaging an elongate article;
- a carriage for carrying the clamping members, wherein the carriage is movable between a clamping condition, in which the clamping members can clamp the elongate article, and a release condition, in which the clamping members are released from the elongate article;
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- a body having first and second walls tapering inwardly towards each other, the first and second walls defining a passage along which the carriage can move, said passage being configured to receive the elongate article therethrough between the clamping members;
- wherein movement of the carriage along the passage in the direction of the inward tapering of the walls causes the clamping members to be urged towards each other so that the engaging surfaces can engage the elongate article to clamp the elongate article therebetween;
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- the securing arrangement further comprises an elongate article comprising a plurality of engageable strands wound around one another in a plurality of turns of each strand, wherein each strand has substantially the same pitch as each other strand;
- wherein each engaging surface has a dimension which is substantially equal to:
- at least 50% of the pitch of said engageable strands.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.