Clip arrangement for releasably fastening an object to at least one line
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorThierry Coudrais
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Abstract
A clip arrangement is described for releasably fastening an object (1) to at least one line (2) with a clamping part (4) which can be snapped onto the line (2) and a retaining part (3) to releasably fasten the object (1) between the retaining part (3) and clamping part (4). This allows valuable and simple fastening of an object to at least one line, high tensile strength being combined with simple releasability of the connection.
Claims11
A device for fastening an elongate article to an object, comprising:
- a clip having a base adapted to be supported adjacent to the object and having a structure extending from the base for holding the elongate article, the base having a hole therethrough and having at least one spring finger extending from the base adjacent to the hole;
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- a retainer having a handle and a shaft extending from the handle through the hole in the base of the clip, the shaft having a first part rotatable in the hole, a second part that cooperates with the spring finger to provide different stable rotational positions of the retainer relative to the clip, and a third part that engages an end of the spring finger to hold the clip on the retainer.
In combination with a panel having a slot therethrough, a device for supporting at least one elongate article on the panel, said device comprising:
- a clip having a base adjacent to the panel and having a structure extending from the base for holding the elongate article, the base having a hole therethrough and having at least one spring finger extending from the base adjacent to the hole;
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- a retainer having a handle and a shaft extending from the handle through the hole in the base of the clip, the shaft having a first part rotatable in the hole, a second part that cooperates with the spring finger to provide different stable rotational positions of the retainer relative to the clip, and a third part that engages an end of the spring finger to hold the clip on the retainer,
- wherein the panel is disposed between the base of the clip and the handle, and wherein the relative shapes of the slot and the handle cooperate to permit the handle to pass through the slot in one rotational position of the retainer but to prevent the handle from passing through the slot in another rotational position of the retainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.