Mounts for elements of water or heating installations
AssigneeWatts Industries Deutschland GmbH
InventorsFritz Spiess, Michael Burkhart
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Abstract
A mount for elements of a water or heating installations is provided that includes a base body and a retaining clip that extends around one of the elements and releasably attaches it to the body. The base body and retaining clip are shaped to fit the elements. The retaining clip is U-shaped, has two legs and is made of a resilient, sound-damping plastic. The ends of the legs are bent back in a V shape and first detent projections are formed on the outside of the leg ends. The base body has openings matched to the legs. Formed on the inner wall of the openings are second detent projections, which cooperate with the first detent projections. The ends of the legs are designed to be manipulated by hand.
Claims10
A mount for elements of water or heating installations, the mount comprising:
- a base body;
- and
- a retaining clip configured to extend around one of the elements and configured to releasably attach the element to the body;
- wherein the base body and the retaining clip are shaped to fit the elements,
- wherein the retaining clip is U-shaped, has two legs, and is made of a resilient, sound-damping plastic, ends of the legs being bent back in a V shape,
- wherein first detent projections are formed on an outside of the ends of the legs,
- wherein the base body has openings matched to the legs,
- wherein second detent projections are formed on an inner wall of the openings such that the second detent projections cooperate with the first detent projections, and
- wherein the ends of the legs are configured to be manipulated by hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.