Capping assembly
AssigneeGripple Limited
InventorsLee Giemza, Thomas Edward Fisher, John Butterworth
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Abstract
A capping assembly (10) for mounting on a covering (12) is disclosed. The capping assembly (10) comprises a cap (14) which can be disposed on the covering (12), a securing arrangement (18) to enable the capping assembly (10) to be secured on the covering (12). The capping assembly (10) further includes an insertion member (16) for insertion through the covering (12). The cap (14) can be attached to the insertion member (16). The securing arrangement (18) comprises a securing device (20) and a holding formation (44) to hold the securing device (20), the holding formation (44) being provided on the insertion member (16).
Claims16
A capping assembly for mounting on a covering, the capping assembly comprising;
- a cap which can be disposed on the covering;
- a securing arrangement to enable the capping assembly to be secured on the covering;
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- an insertion member for insertion through the covering, wherein the cap can be attached to the insertion member;
- wherein the securing arrangement comprises a securing device and a holding formation to hold the securing device, the holding formation being provided on the insertion member;
- wherein the cap and the insertion member together constitute a clamping assembly for clamping the covering, the securing device being held by the clamping assembly, and the securing arrangement includes a tethering assembly to secure the capping assembly to the ground, the tethering assembly comprising an elongate tethering member secured to the securing device;
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- wherein the clamping assembly defines an aperture, and wherein the securing device has a body and a projection extending from the body, the body extending through the aperture in the clamping assembly, and the projection engaging a region of the clamping assembly adjacent the aperture to hold the securing device thereon.
A capping assembly for mounting on a covering, the capping assembly comprising:
- a cap which can be disposed on the covering;
- a securing arrangement to enable the capping assembly to be secured on the covering;
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- an insertion member for insertion through the covering, wherein the cap can be attached to the insertion member;
- wherein the insertion member has first and second perpendicular dimensions, the first dimension being longer than the second dimension, and the capping assembly further includes an orienting arrangement to orient the insertion member, the orienting arrangement being manipulable to orient the insertion member to a desired orientation.
A capping assembly for mounting on a covering, the capping assembly comprising:
- a cap which can be disposed on the covering;
- a securing arrangement to enable the capping assembly to be secured on the covering;
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- an insertion member for insertion through the covering, wherein the cap can be attached to the insertion member;
- wherein the cap includes a central portion and cooperating members which project from the central portion, whereby, in use, when the cap is disposed on the covering over the insertion member, the cooperating members extend through the covering, and the insertion member includes a cooperating formation for cooperating with the cooperating members and holding the cap on the insertion member.
A method of mounting a capping assembly on a covering, wherein the method comprises;
- providing a capping assembly comprising an insertion member, a cap and a securing arrangement;
- inserting the insertion member through the covering;
- disposing the cap on the covering and attaching the cap to the insertion member, wherein the method further includes securing the capping assembly to the covering using the securing arrangement;
- wherein the insertion member has first and second perpendicular dimensions, wherein the first dimension is longer than the second dimension, and the method comprises forming an elongate opening in the covering, the opening having a length that is greater than the second dimension of the insertion member, and thereafter inserting the insertion member through the opening lengthwise in an orientation in which the first dimension extends transverse to the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.