Releasable clamp assembly
AssigneeHollingsead International, Inc.
InventorRobert A. Hollingsead
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Abstract
An avionic wire clamp assembly having a flexible strap member connected to a housing member is provided. The flexible strap member is adapted to coil about an object such as a wire bundle and to be relatively tightened by the rotation of a fastening member mounted within the housing member. The housing member is mounted within a flexible bracket that has been designed to permit a releasable relative movement with the housing member at a predetermined force to prevent an over tightening of the strap. One of the fastening member and housing member has a locking detent while the other has a complimentary tine for interengagement therewith to provide a lock position to prevent any unintentional release of the strap member.
Claims44
A retainer assembly for holding objects such as wire and the like comprising;
- a strap member having a plurality of locking elements;
- a housing member removably and separably connected to the strap member;
- means for connecting the housing member to a support member;
- fastening means operatively connected to the housing member for engagement with the locking elements to adjust the relative position of the strap member about the object, and
- means for releasing the fastening means from engagement with the locking elements at a predetermined force load.
A retainer assembly for securement of objects comprising;
- a holding member including a housing member for extending around an object;
- a locking member for adjustably tightening the member about the object, and
- means for releasing the locking member from a continual tightening of the holding member at a predetermined force, one of the housing member and locking member has a detent and the other has a locking tine of a complimentary configuration to provide at least one lock position when the locking member is mounted within the housing member.
A retainer assembly for securement of objects comprising;
- a holding member for extending around an object;
- a locking member for adjustably tightening the holding member about the object, and
- means for releasing the locking member from a continual tightening of the holding member at a predetermined force including a flexible bracket operatively permitting a releasable relative movement between the holding member and the locking member at a predetermined force, wherein the holding member includes a housing member mounted within the flexible bracket, one of the housing member and the flexible bracket has a spacer member to position the flexible bracket a distance from the housing member.
A retainer assembly for securement of objects comprising;
- a holding member for extending around an object;
- a rotatable screw having a retainer disc with a pair of locking tines for adjustably tightening the holding member about the object, and
- means for releasing the rotatable screw from a continual tightening of the holding member at a predetermined force.
A retainer assembly for securement of objects comprising;
- a holding member for extending around an object;
- a locking member for adjustably tightening the holding member about the object;
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- means for releasing the locking member from a continual tightening of the holding member at a predetermined force, including a U-shaped flexible bracket having a support base, the flexible bracket operatively permitting a releasable relative movement between the holding member and the locking member at a predetermined force.
A plastic avionic wire clamp assembly for providing a removable lightweight securement of aircraft electrical wires and cable comprising;
- a plastic flexible strap member having a belt portion with a plurality of locking elements and a securement assembly at one side of the belt portion;
- a plastic housing member removably connected to the securement assembly, the housing member providing a passageway between itself and the belt portion to receive one end of the belt portion in a coiled position about an object and further including a first lock configuration, and
- a plastic rotatable fastening member operatively mounted in the housing member for operative contact with the locking elements to adjust the relative position of the belt portion through the passageway, the fastening member having a second complimentary lock configuration which interfaces with the housing member first lock configuration to provide a lock position, wherein the securement assembly further includes means for releasing the fastening member from operative contact with the locking elements at a predetermined force.
A plastic avionic wire clamp assembly for providing a removable lightweight securement of aircraft electrical wires and cables comprising;
- a plastic flexible strap member having a belt portion with a plurality of locking elements and a securement assembly at one side of the belt portion;
- a plastic housing member removably connected to the securement assembly and reinforced with glass fibers, the housing member providing a passageway between itself and the belt portion to receive one end of the belt portion in a coiled position about an object and further including a first lock configuration;
- a snap locking mounting configuration is provided on the housing member to receive the fastening member, and
- a plastic rotatable fastening member operatively mounted in the snap locking mounting configuration in the housing member for operative contact with the locking elements to adjust the relative position of the belt portion through the passageway, the fastening member having a second complimentary lock configuration which interfaces with the housing member first lock configuration to provide a lock position.
An avionic wire clamp assembly for providing a removable lightweight securement of aircraft electrical wires, cables and the like that can be assembled in a plurality of bundles comprising;
- an avionic assembly rod for attachment to appropriate internal aircraft structure;
- a plurality of retainer assemblies attached to the assembly rod, each capable of respectively securing an individual bundle, each retainer assembly further including a plastic flexible strap member having a belt portion with a plurality of locking elements and a securement assembly at one side of the belt portion, a plastic housing member removably connected to the strap securement assembly, the housing member providing a passageway between itself and the belt portion in a coiled position about a bundle and further including a first lock configuration, a mounting bracket extending from the housing member for attachment to the assembly rod and a plastic rotatable fastening member operatively mounted in the housing member for operative contact with the locking elements to adjust the relative position of the belt portion through the passageway, the fastening member having a second complimentary lock configuration which interfaces with the housing member first lock configuration to provide a fixed rotatable positioning of the fastening member in the housing member, whereby the housing member can be preassembled on the assembly rod and the strap member can be subsequently removably attached for securement of a bundle, thereby permitting selective release of any bundle from the avionic assembly without removing the other retainer assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.