Plastic holding element with flexible connection between attachment and holding member
AssigneeTRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
InventorWillibald Kraus
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Abstract
The invention relates to a holding element made of plastic, with at least one dish-shaped holding area 2, 2', 2"and 2'", for at least one tube-shape element, with an attachment area 3 with engagement parts 4 for fastening to a support, such as a body of a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the attachment area 3 is connected with a frame 6 by at least two elastic connection areas 5, 5', arranged at spaced axial distances from each other. The frame 6 includes cross-pieces with at least one of the cross-pieces of the frame constituting part of the holding areas.
Claims27
A plastic holding element comprising:
- a frame having at least one dish-shaped holding area adapted to hold at least one tube-shaped element in the holding element, the frame further including a plurality of cross-pieces, at least one of the cross-pieces comprising part of the holding area;
- an elongate attachment area including engagement parts adapted to fasten the holding element to an operatively associated support member;
- and,
- at least two elastic arms extending from axially spaced apart opposite ends of the elongate attachment area for connecting the opposite ends of the elongate attachment area to the frame.
A holding element according to claim 11 wherein the frame includes first and second spaced apart vertical cross-pieces and wherein first and second portions of the holding cross-pieces are respectively disposed on said first and second vertical cross-pieces of the frame.
A plastic holding element comprising:
- a frame having at least one dish-shaped holding area adapted to hold at least one tube-shaped element in the holding element, the frame further including a plurality of cross-pieces, at least one of the plurality of cross-pieces comprising part of the holding area;
- an elongate attachment area including engagement parts adapted to fasten the holding element to an operatively associated support member;
- and,
- at least two elastic connection areas connecting the frame with the attachment area, the elastic connection areas comprising at least two spirally extending elastic arms extending from axially spaced apart portions of said elongate attachment area.
A plastic holding element comprising:
- a frame having at least one dish-shaped holding area adapted to hold at least one tube-shaped element in the holding element, the frame further including a plurality of cross-pieces, at least one of the plurality of cross-pieces comprising part of the holding area;
- an attachment area including engagement parts adapted to fasten the holding element to an operatively associated support member, the attachment area including an upper cylindrical section and a lower cylindrical section the upper and lower cylindrical sections being spaced apart axially on said attachment area;
- a first spirally-shaped, flexible arm connecting the upper cylindrical section with an upper end of said frame;
- and,
- a second spirally-shaped, flexible arm connecting the lower cylindrical section with a lower end of said frame.
A plastic holding element comprising:
- a frame having at least one dish-shaped holding area adapted to receive at least one tube-shaped element, the frame including cross-pieces with at least one cross-piece of the frame comprising part of a holding area, at least one of the holding areas defining an interior space and including elastic wings protruding obliquely into the interior space, the interior space being formed by three cross-pieces arranged to extend at right angles to each other, the wings being arranged on interior sides of the three cross-pieces, two of the three cross-pieces being vertical cross-pieces arranged at a distance from each other, said two vertical cross-pieces including upper insertion areas which are curved toward each other, the upper insertion areas defining a center slot;
- an attachment area with engagement parts adapted to fasten to a support;
- and,
- at least two elastic connection areas extending from axially spaced apart portions of said attachment area, the at least two connection areas connecting the frame with the attachment area.
A plastic holding element comprising:
- a frame having a plurality of cross pieces defining a plurality of holding areas, each of the plurality of holding areas being adapted to receive at least one operatively associated tube-shaped member;
- a substantially cylindrical attachment area adapted for connection to an associated support member to fasten the plastic holding element to the associated support member, the attachment area being movable relative to said frame and including an upper cylindrical section and a lower cylindrical section;
- and,
- a plurality of flexible radially extending connection areas connecting said attachment area with said frame, the plurality of connection areas extending from axially spaced apart opposite portions of said cylindrical attachment area and including at least one first elastic arm connecting the upper cylindrical section to said frame and at least one second elastic arm connecting the lower cylindrical section to said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.