Tube Fastener System
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorThomas A. Benoit
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Abstract
Described is a tube fastener for securing at least one tube relative to a component. The tube fastener includes a bridge portion and a fastener portion. The bridge portion is configured to secure the at least one tube relative to one another via at least one tube pocket. Each of the at least one tube pocket comprises a crimp feature configured to provide resistance to slide forces imparted on the at least one tube. The fastener portion defines a central longitudinal axis and is configured to engage the component via an opening. The tube fastener can be fabricated as a unitary structure via an additive manufacturing technique.
Claims20
A tube fastener for securing at least one tube relative to a component, the tube fastener comprising:
- a bridge portion configured to secure the at least one tube via at least one tube pocket, wherein each of the at least one tube pocket comprises a crimp feature configured to provide resistance to slide forces imparted on the at least one tube;
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- a fastener portion defining a central longitudinal axis, wherein the fastener portion is configured to engage the component via an opening.
A tube fastener for securing at least one tube relative to a component, the tube fastener comprising:
- a bridge portion configured to secure the at least one tube via at least one tube pocket, wherein each of the at least one tube pocket comprises a crimp feature configured to provide resistance to slide forces imparted on the at least one tube;
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- a fastener portion defining a central longitudinal axis, wherein the fastener portion is configured to engage the component via an opening, wherein the bridge portion and the fastener portion are fabricated as a unitary structure via an additive manufacturing technique.
A tube fastener for securing at least one tube, the tube fastener comprising:
- a bridge portion;
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- at least one tube pocket formed in or on the bridge portion and configured to secure the at least one tube relative to the bridge portion,
- wherein each of the at least one tube pocket comprises a crimp feature configured to provide resistance to slide forces imparted on the at least one tube, and
- wherein the tube fastener is fabricated as a unitary structure via an additive manufacturing technique.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.