Patent ID: 9695961
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F16L,H02G

Claim:
1. A fixing system allowing an element that is to be supported to be fixed to a support element, said fixing system comprising: a fixing element configured to be positioned and fixed on the support element and having a cylindrical exterior surface, a clamping collar configured to be positioned on the element that is to be supported, a connecting piece incrementally indexable about the cylindrical exterior surface to pre-position the connecting piece on the cylindrical exterior surface of the fixing element in predetermined angular positions and comprising a first part configured to conform to the shape of the cylindrical exterior surface and a second part, a first securing arrangement configured to secure the first part of the connecting piece and the fixing element, an indexing arrangement configured to pre-position the first part of the connecting piece on the exterior surface in predetermined angular positions wherein the indexing arrangement comprises first crenulations produced along a circumferential edge of the exterior surface and oriented towards said exterior surface, and second crenulations produced along at least one terminal edge of the first part of the connecting piece and configured to engage with the first crenulations, and a second securing arrangement configured to secure the second part of the connecting piece and the clamping collar while at the same time allowing the clamping collar to rotate about an axis of rotation.