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US 5,127,684 AGranted
Tension clamp
AssigneeFilterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
InventorsArthur Klotz, Rudolf Leipelt
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Abstract
A tension clamp for releasably joining two components. The clamp is anchored on a first component 10 by a mounting element 18 and is hooked onto the second component 11. The mounting element 18 is inserted under resilient bias into securing elements 17 on the first component, and has a resilient portion which produces the tension forces for joining the two components 10 and 11. The locking hook 20, which hooks onto the second component 11, is connected to the mounting element 18 by an intermediate link 19 and is preferably a plastic injection molding.
Claims9
A tension clamp arrangement comprising:
- first and second components to be releasably joined;
- a locking hook formed as a single integral piece having a grip end, a hook end for hookingly engaging one of said components to be joined, and attaching means intermediate said grip end and said hook end;
- a mounting element anchored to the other of said components to be joined and having a resilient, projecting arm;
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- an intermediate link pivotally mounted on said resilient arm of said mounting element and pivotally attached to said attaching means of said locking hook such that when said hook end hookingly engages said one component and said locking hook is pushed toward said other component, said first and second components are clamped together by a spring force applied solely by said resilient arm of said mounting element.
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