Serviceable mounting device for conduit
AssigneeAutomotive Fluid Systems, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Slais, Jerry H. Chisnell
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Abstract
A conduit mounting device for entrapping a conduit that includes a body having a U-shaped channel formed longitudinally through the body. The U-shaped channel receives the conduit therethrough and defines a leg on either side of the U-shaped channel. A retainer insert is mounted transversely in the U-shaped channel to sandwich the conduit between the retainer insert and the body in the U-shaped channel. The legs of the body are folded behind the retainer insert in the U-shaped channel to transversely entrap the retainer insert and conduit in the U-shaped channel. A device for further longitudinally retaining the retainer insert within the U-shaped channel, in addition to a device for rotatably locking the conduit within the U-shaped channel, may also be provided.
Claims18
A conduit mounting device for entrapping a conduit, said conduit mounting device comprising:
- a body having a U-shaped channel extending longitudinally therethrough for receiving said conduit longitudinally therethrough, said body further comprising a leg on either side of said U-shaped channel;
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- a retainer insert mounted in said U-shaped channel of said body, such that said conduit is sandwiched between said retainer insert and said body within said U-shaped channel, said legs of said body being folded behind said retainer insert to transversely entrap said retainer insert and said conduit in said U-shaped channel.
A conduit mounting device for entrapping a conduit, said conduit mounting device comprising:
- a body having a closed end, said body further having a U-shaped channel extending longitudinally therethrough and defining an open end opposite said closed end, said U-shaped channel further defining a pair of legs, each leg disposed on either side of said U-shaped channel and projecting transversely from the longitudinal axis of said U-shaped channel;
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- a retainer insert mounted within said U-shaped channel transversely to the longitudinal axis of said U-shaped channel such that said conduit is sandwiched between said retainer insert and said body within said U-shaped channel, said retainer insert having a fastener passage therethrough parallel to the longitudinal axis of said U-shaped channel, said legs of said body being folded behind said retainer insert to transversely entrap said retainer insert and said conduit in said U-shaped channel.
A conduit mounting device for entrapping a conduit, said conduit mounting device comprising:
- a body having a U-shaped channel extending longitudinally therethrough and defining an open end of said body, said U-shaped channel further defining a semi-cylindrical portion and a slotted portion extending transversely from said semi-cylindrical portion to said open end, said body further comprising legs on either side of said U-shaped channel and projecting transversely from the longitudinal axis of said U-shaped channel;
- a retainer insert mounted within said U-shaped channel transversely to the longitudinal axis of said U-shaped channel such that said conduit is sandwiched between said retainer insert and said body within said U-shaped channel, said retainer insert having a fastener passage therethrough for receiving a fastener, said fastener passage being parallel to the longitudinal axis of said U-shaped channel, said legs of said body being folded behind said retainer insert to transversely entrap said retainer insert and said conduit in said U-shaped channel;
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- means for longitudinally interlocking said retainer insert within said U-shaped channel of said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.