Securing assembly
AssigneeGripple Limited
InventorThomas Edward Francis Fisher
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Abstract
A securing assembly (10) for use in suspending an article, the securing assembly comprising an insertion arrangement (14) for insertion into the article, and an attaching arrangement (12) for attaching the insertion arrangement to a connector (104). The connector is configured to connect the securing assembly (10) to an elongate suspending member (100). Each of the insertion arrangement (14) and the attaching arrangement (12) define a respective through passage (46, 48) to allow the suspending member (100) to be inserted through the securing assembly (10).
Claims29
A securing assembly for use in suspending an article,
- the securing assembly comprising:
- an insertion arrangement for insertion into the article, the insertion arrangement comprising an insertion portion to be inserted into the article, wherein the insertion portion has an external thread thereon;
- an attaching arrangement for attaching the insertion arrangement to a connector configured to connect the securing assembly to an elongate suspending member;
- wherein the attaching arrangement further includes a fastening formation for fastening the attachment arrangement to the connector;
- wherein the insertion arrangement and the attaching arrangement comprise cooperating joining formations to join the attaching arrangement to the insertion arrangement;
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- wherein each of the insertion arrangement portion and the attaching arrangement define a respective through passage to allow the suspending member to be inserted through the securing assembly.
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An insertion arrangement comprising an insertion portion for insertion into an article, and a cooperating joining formation for joining the insertion arrangement to an attaching arrangement, wherein the insertion portion defines a through passage to allow a suspending member to be inserted therethrough, wherein the insertion portion has a thread thereon.
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An attaching arrangement for attaching an insertion arrangement to an elongate suspending member, the attaching arrangement comprising a cooperating joining formation for joining the attaching arrangement to an insertion arrangement, wherein the attaching arrangement defines a through passage to allow a suspending member to be inserted therethrough, wherein the attaching arrangement further includes a fastening formation for fastening the attaching arrangement to a connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.