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US 11,840,103 B2Granted
Tapeless carrier for mechanically fixing tube-shaped objects
AssigneeTyco Electronics UK Ltd.
InventorLee Smith
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Abstract
A carrier includes a body and a prong formed as a unilaterally fixed arm connected to the body at an end. The prong is folded in a longitudinal direction and has a kink. The prong is insertable into a tube shaped object and mechanically fixes the tube shaped object.
Claims19
A carrier, comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a prong formed as a unilaterally fixed arm connected to the body at an end, the prong is folded in a longitudinal direction and has a kink, the prong has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the body.
An assembly, comprising:
- a carrier including a body and a prong formed as a unilaterally fixed arm connected to the body at an end, the prong is folded in a longitudinal direction and has a kink, the prong has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the body;
- and
- a tube shaped object, the prong is insertable into the tube shaped object and mechanically fixes the tube shaped object.
A method for mechanically fixing a tube shaped object, comprising:
- providing a carrier including a body and a prong formed as a unilaterally fixed arm connected to the body at an end, the prong is folded in a longitudinal direction and has a kink the prong has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the body;
- and
- sliding the tube shaped object over the prong along the longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.