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US 6,282,756 B1Granted
Pipe clip
AssigneeJ. van Walraven B.V.
InventorJan van Walraven
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AssigneeJ. van Walraven B.V.
InventorJan van Walraven
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A pipe clip comprising an annular clip body which is made from metal and has adjacent clip-body ends which, between them, form an opening for positioning a pipe around which the pipe clip is to be placed and which can be joined together, which pipe clip furthermore comprises a female fastening element which is fixed to the metal clip body and has an axial bore provided with an internal screw thread for a male fastening element which is provided with an external screw thread and connects the pipe clip to a wall, ceiling or other support. The female fastening element comprises a plurality of segments which are disposed around the axial bore and each have one or more internal screw-thread parts which together form the internal screw thread of the female fastening element, at least one of the segments being moveable between a radially outer position, in which the male fastening element can be inserted into the female fastening element in the direction of the clip body without a screwing movement of the female fastening element with respect to the male fastening element, and a radially inner position, in which the screw-thread parts are in engagement with the external screw thread of the male fastening element.
A pipe clip comprising an annular clip body which is made from metal and has at least one opening which is delimited by two adjacent clip-body ends, in order to position the clip body around a pipe, and joining means for joining together the clip-body ends when the pipe clip is lying around the pipe, said pipe clip furthermore comprising a female fastening element, which is fixed to the metal clip body and has an axial bore provided with an internal screw thread for a male fastening element which is provided with an external screw thread and can connect the pipe clip to a wall, ceiling or similar support, wherein said female fastening element comprises a plurality of moveable segments which are disposed around the axial bore of said female fastening element, each said moveable segment having at least one internal screw-thread part, said internal screw-thread parts together forming the internal screw thread of the female fastening element, each moveable segment being moveable between a radially outer position, in which said male fastening element can be inserted into the female fastening element in the direction of the clip body without a screwing movement of the female fastening element with respect to the male fastening element, and a radially inner position, in which said screw-thread parts can engage with the external screw thread of the male fastening element, wherein the moveable segments are arranged on a common segment support, and wherein each moveable segment is elastically deformable, so that the internal screw-thread part thereof can move radially outwards counter to an elastic deformation resistance of the segment.
A pipe clip comprising an annular clip body which is made from metal and has at least one opening which is delimited by two adjacent clip-body ends, in order to position the clip body around a pipe, and joining means for joining together the clip-body ends when the pipe clip is lying around the pipe, said pipe clip furthermore comprising a female fastening element, which is fixed to the metal clip body and has an axial bore provided with an internal screw thread for a male fastening element which is provided with an external screw thread and can connect the pipe clip to a wall, ceiling or similar support, wherein said female fastening element comprises a plurality of moveable segments which are disposed around the axial bore of said female fastening element, each said moveable segment having at least one internal screw-thread part, said internal screw-thread parts together forming the internal screw thread of the female fastening element, each moveable segment being moveable between a radially outer position, in which said male fastening element can be inserted into the female fastening element in the direction of the clip body without a screwing movement of the female fastening element with respect to the male fastening element, and a radially inner position, in which said screw-thread parts can engage with the external screw thread of the male fastening element, wherein the moveable segments are accommodated in a corresponding housing, in which the housing is arranged fixedly on the clip body.
A pipe clip comprising an annular clip body which is made from metal and has at least one opening which is delimited by two adjacent clip-body ends, in order to position the clip body around a pipe, and joining means for joining together the clip-body ends when the pipe clip is lying around the pipe, said pipe clip furthermore comprising a female fastening element, which is fixed to the metal clip body and has an axial bore provided with an internal screw thread for a male fastening element which is provided with an external screw thread and can connect the pipe clip to a wall, ceiling or similar support, wherein said female fastening element comprises a plurality of moveable segments which are disposed around the axial bore of said female fastening element, each said moveable segment having at least one internal screw-thread part, said internal screw-thread parts together forming the internal screw thread of the female fastening element, each moveable segment being moveable between a radially outer position, in which said male fastening element can be inserted into the female fastening element in the direction of the clip body without a screwing movement of the female fastening element with respect to the male fastening element, and a radially inner position, in which said screw-thread parts can engage with the external screw thread of the male fastening element, wherein the moveable segments are arranged on a common segment support, and wherein the moveable segments and the segment support are formed integrally from a strip of metal, which is formed into a shell.
A pipe clip comprising an annular clip body which is made from metal and has at least one opening which is delimited by two adjacent clip-body ends, in order to position the clip body around a pipe, and joining means for joining together the clip-body ends when the pipe clip is lying around the pipe, said pipe clip furthermore comprising a female fastening element, which is fixed to the metal clip body and has an axial bore provided with an internal screw thread for a male fastening element which is provided with an external screw thread and can connect the pipe clip to a wall, ceiling or similar support, wherein said female fastening element comprises a plurality of moveable segments which are disposed around the axial bore of said female fastening element, each said moveable segment having at least one internal screw-thread part, said internal screw-thread parts together forming the internal screw thread of the female fastening element, each moveable segment being moveable between a radially outer position, in which said male fastening element can be inserted into the female fastening element in the direction of the clip body without a screwing movement of the female fastening element with respect to the male fastening element, and a radially inner position, in which said screw-thread parts can engage with the external screw thread of the male fastening element, wherein the moveable segments are accommodated in a corresponding housing, and wherein the housing is arranged fixedly on the clip body, and wherein the housing has parallel spanner faces on its outer side.
A pipe clip comprising an annular clip body which is made from metal and has at least one opening which is delimited by two adjacent clip-body ends, in order to position the clip body around a pipe, and joining means for joining together the clip-body ends when the pipe clip is lying around the pipe, said pipe clip furthermore comprising a female fastening element, which is fixed to the metal clip body, said female fastening element having a base part which is fitted to the clip body and on each side of the base part a leg, said legs being substantially parallel at a distance corresponding to a diameter of a male fastening element to be pressed between the parallel legs, each parallel leg adjoining an outwardly diverging leg part, each said outwardly diverging leg part adjoining a further leg part, said further leg parts being directed towards one another and being provided with an internal screw thread part, said internal screw-thread parts together forming an internal screw thread for a male fastening element which is provided with an external screw thread and can connect the pipe clip to a wall, ceiling or similar support, wherein said male fastening element can be pressed between said screw thread parts and then between said parallel legs.
A pipe clip comprising an annular clip body which is made from metal and has at least one opening which is delimited by two adjacent clip-body ends, in order to position the clip body around a pipe, and joining means for joining together the clip-body ends when the pipe clip is lying around the pipe, said pipe clip furthermore comprising a female fastening element, which is fixed to the metal clip body and has an axial bore provided with an internal screw thread for a male fastening element which is provided with an external screw thread and can connect the pipe clip to a wall, ceiling or similar support, wherein said female fastening element comprises a plurality of moveable segments which are disposed around the axial bore of said female fastening element, each said moveable segment having at least one internal screw-thread part, said internal screw-thread parts together forming the internal screw thread of the female fastening element, each moveable segment being moveable between a radially outer position, in which said male fastening element can be inserted into the female fastening element in the direction of the clip body without a screwing movement of the female fastening element with respect to the male fastening element, and a radially inner position, in which said screw-thread parts can engage with the external screw thread of the male fastening element, wherein said female fastening element comprises a metal housing having a peripheral wall forming a hexagon with parallel spanner faces on the outside, and wherein said housing is fixedly arranged on the clip body, and wherein said moveable segments are resiliently flexible segments provided on said housing, said segments facing inwards and forming one or more threads of an internal screw thread.
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