Fastening assembly
OwnerDouglas O. Ortoninventor
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Abstract
A fastening assembly for elongate articles comprising an annular member and a nondeformable flexible strap, the strap being adapted for passage through the channel of the annular member so that the articles are received upon, and resiliently opposed by, seating members provided along each marginal edge of the annular member. A pair of movable sidewall members resiliently opposite the respective portions of the strap passing through the channel. Lateral vibrations between the articles are damped and crimping, chafing, and longitudinal slippage of the articles is resisted.
Claims14
An improved fastening assembly for lashing elongate articles, each having a forward and rearward outer portion, such as pipes, cables, rods, tubing, wiring or hoses, comprising:
- (a) an annular member having an open-ended channel defined therein, said annular member including an upper and lower marginal edge, each marginal edge being in communication with said channel;
- (b) flexible strap means of nondeformable material for holding lengthwise against each respective marginal edge of said annular member a corresponding one of said articles, said strap means being adapted for passage around a first of said corresponding one of said articles, through said channel, around a second of said corresponding one of said articles and back through said channel so as to establish a closed-loop configuration, said strap means including means independent of said channel for shortening the length of said closed-loop configuration;
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- (c) said annular member including forward and rearward seating means for receiving and resiliently opposing, along each marginal edge, the forward and rearward outer portion, respectively, of said corresponding one of said articles whereby said annular member cushionably yields to each of said corresponding one of said articles when these same articles are forcibly moved laterally together.
An improved fastening assembly for lashing elongate articles, each having a forward and rearward outer portion, such as pipes, cables, rods, tubing, wiring or hoses, comprising:
- (a) an annular member having an open-ended channel defined therein, said annular member including an upper and lower marginal edge, each marginal edge being in communication with said channel;
- (b) said annular member including forward and rearward seating means for receiving and resiliently opposing along each marginal edge the forward and rearward outer portion of a corresponding one of said articles disposed in lengthwise relation thereacross;
- (c) flexible strap means of nondeformable material for holding against the respective seating means along each marginal edge said corresponding one of said articles by passage of respective portions of said strap means through said channel so as to encircle each of said corresponding one of said articles within a closed loop configuration that remains open through said channel;
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- (d) said annular member including a pair of movable sidewall means for resiliently opposing said respective portions of said strap means passing through said channel whereby said strap means alternately either yields to each of said corresponding one of articles when these same articles are forcibly moved laterally apart or grippingly bears against each of said corresponding one of said articles when these same articles are forcibly moved laterally together.
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