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US 2006/0065798 A1Published application
Locking clips for retaining parallel members
AssigneepHionics, Inc.
InventorGary Brundage
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Abstract
Described are locking clips for mechanically coupling parallel members, such as cables, poles, pipes, and electrical conduits. The clips include retaining elements that accommodate the members in respective retaining bays. The retaining elements are flexible so that each member clips into a respective bay. Locking mechanisms associated with the retaining elements limits the flexibility of the retaining elements once the members are installed, and thus locks the members in place.
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A locking clip comprising:
- a. a plurality of retaining elements defining a plurality of retaining bays;
- b. a compression relief disposed in at least one of the retaining elements between the retaining bays, the compression relief easing compression of the respective one of the retaining elements;
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- c. a lock positioned within the compression relief.
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A system comprising
- a. first and second parallel members;
- b. a first locking clip having:
- i. a first plurality of retaining elements defining a first retaining bay accommodating the first parallel member and a second retaining bay accommodating the second parallel member;
- ii. a first compression relief disposed in at least one of the first plurality of retaining elements between the first and second retaining bays, the first compression relief easing compression of one of the first plurality of retaining elements;
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- iii. a first lock positioned within the first compression relief, the first lock preventing the compression of the one of the first plurality of retaining elements;
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- c. a second locking clip having:
- i. a second plurality of retaining elements defining a third retaining bay accommodating the first parallel member and a fourth retaining bay accommodating the second parallel member;
- ii. a second compression relief disposed in at least one of the second plurality of retaining elements between the third and fourth retaining bays, the second compression relief easing compression of one of the second plurality of retaining elements;
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- iii. a second lock positioned within the second compression relief, the second lock preventing the compression of the one of the second plurality of retaining elements.
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