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US 12,480,688 B2Granted
Fastening system for fastening a casing to a tube
AssigneeSoltec Innovations, S.L.
InventorJosé Ángel Gracia Inglés
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Abstract
A system for fastening a casing to a tube which, according to a first aspect of the invention, includes a claw provided with protuberances, and, according to a second aspect of the invention, comprises an incorporation of first rails on side faces of the casing, and second rails on an upper face of the casing to hook onto the protuberances. The claw can pivot with respect to the first protuberances, both to house the tube and to hook onto the second rail, as well as to surround and press against the tube, once the second rail is hooked. The fastening system allows for a faster and more ergonomic fastening without the use of tools and elements such as connecting screws and bolts.
Claims14
A system for fastening a casing to a tube, comprising:
- an adjustment claw provided with a claw body with:
- a lower portion intended to hook onto the casing, and an upper portion intended to clasp the tube;
- wherein the following elements project from the claw body at a lower portion thereof:
- a first protuberance with:
- a proximal portion which projects upwards from the claw body, and a distal portion as an extension of the proximal portion, and with greater dimensions than the proximal portion, the first protuberance narrowing in a proximal area and bulging in a distal area to allow the adjustment claw to remain suspended from a first rail of a side face of a casing body of the casing by the first protuberance, by means of a form closure, in a pivotable way;
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- a second protuberance located at a higher level with respect to the first protuberance, and which is configured to hook to a second rail, located on an upper face of the casing body of the casing by means of the pivoting of the claw body on the first protuberance when the adjustment claw is suspended from the first rail by means of the first protuberance;
- and
- wherein the upper portion of the claw body has a concave lower portion to house a convex lower portion of the tube, and further has an intermediate portion to adapt to a form of the tube;
- and an upper portion with a contact end angled toward an inside, intended to support a weight of the casing when the tube is housed in the claw.
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A system for fastening a casing to a tube, comprising:
- a casing, that includes a casing body with two side faces and an upper face, wherein a first rail projects from each of the two side faces, the first rail comprising:
- a rail body, located in a distal position with respect to the casing body, and which runs longitudinally;
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- a longitudinal groove made on the rail body in a proximal position with respect to the casing body, and hidden by the rail body, and which is configured with a bulge and a narrowing in an opposite and complementary manner with respect to a first protuberance of the fastening system to house the first protuberance by means of a form closure and to allow the adjustment claw to be suspended on the casing,
- wherein second rails project upwards from the upper face of the casing body and run longitudinally, each second rail in correspondence with each one of the side faces of the casing body, and which are configured to hook onto a second protuberance by means of a pivoting of the adjustment claw when it is suspended by the first protuberance.
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A tube and casing assembly, the assembly comprising
- at least two adjustment claws;
- a casing that includes a casing body with two side faces and an upper face;
- and
- a tube fastened to the casing by means of the at least two adjustment claws,
- wherein one adjustment claw of the at least two adjustment claws is provided with a claw body with:
- a lower portion intended to hook onto the casing, and an upper portion intended to clasp the tube;
- wherein the following elements project from the claw body at a lower portion thereof:
- a first protuberance with:
- a proximal portion which projects upwards from the claw body, and a distal portion as an extension of the proximal portion, and with greater dimensions than the proximal portion, the first protuberance narrowing in the proximal area and bulging in the distal area to allow the one adjustment claw of the at least two adjustment claws to remain suspended from a first rail of a side face of a casing body of the casing by the first protuberance, by means of a form closure, in a pivotable way;
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- a second protuberance located at a higher level with respect to the first protuberance, and which is configured to hook to a second rail, located on an upper face of the casing body of the casing by means of the pivoting of the claw body on the first protuberance when the first adjustment claw is suspended from the first rail by means of the first protuberance;
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- wherein the upper portion of the claw body has a concave lower portion to house a convex lower portion of the tube, and further has an intermediate portion to adapt to the form of the tube;
- and an upper portion with a contact end angled toward an inside, intended to support a weight of the casing when the tube is housed in the one adjustment claw of the at least two adjustment claws.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.