Holder for elongate articles
AssigneeEmhart Inc.
InventorHeinz O. Baum
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Abstract
Holder for elongate articles, in particular for Bowden cables on a bicycle, which can be placed onto a T-bolt which projects relative to a component and on which it is secured both axially and radially against escape by means of an escape preventing means, and which has at least one elongate recess for receiving an article, in which the holder has a flap which is articulated longitudinally laterally and, for holding the article by means of the recess and the escape preventing means is pivoted and is held on the holder by means of a releasably catching mechanism. The holder is preferably formed from plastics material in one piece with the flap, and the flap is articulated by means of a film hinge.
Claims9
A holder for attachment to a T-bolt extending from a structure and for holding elongated articles comprising:
- a body shaped to lie against the structure;
- a slot in said body, said slot being closed at one end and open at the other end, said slot having a narrow portion for receiving the shaft of a T-bolt and a wide portion for receiving the head of a T-bolt;
- a flexible tongue on said body having a free end portion of said slot for retaining the head of a T-bolt between said tongue and said closed end;
- a shoulder on said body;
- a covering flap extending over said body, said flap and said body being shaped to define at least one recess for enclosing an elongated article therein;
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- flexible interlocking means on said flap for engaging said shoulder to retain said flap on said body.
A holder for attachment to a T-bolt extending from a structure and for holding elongated articles comprising:
- a body shape to lie against the structure;
- a T-shaped slot formed in said body for engagement with a T-bolt;
- means on said body for retaining a T-bolt in said slot;
- a cover flap extending across said body and covering said slot and said retaining means, said cover flap being connected to said body via a plastic hinge;
- said cover flap and said body jointly defining an elongated recess for receiving an elongated article therein, said recess being adjacent said hinge;
- the free end of said cover flap and the opposite side of said body having cooperating detent means for effecting closure of said cover flap over said recess;
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- said body having an elongated closure bead adjacent said detent means to prevent inadvertent release thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.