Patent ID: 9574702
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: F16L

Claim:
1. A fixing system for installations, the fixing system comprising at least two base plate units mounted on an outer surface of an insulation material having an annular cross section, each base plate unit further including: a plate element having a curvature and extending peripherally around the outer surface of the insulation material; a peripheral rib formed on an inner side of the plate element; a transversal rib formed on the inner side of the plate element and extending perpendicularly to the peripheral rib, wherein the peripheral rib and the transversal rib form a cross shape; at least two engaging elements extending from the plate element and supported by the peripheral rib and the transversal rib, the at least two engaging elements formed by spikes, the at least two engaging elements each further including a plurality of reinforcing ribs and wherein the peripheral rib and the transversal rib each extend between engaging elements of the at least two engaging elements; and two guiding elements formed at opposite edges of the plate element to form a peripherally extending groove between the two guiding elements; wherein: the at least two base plate units are mounted around a circumference of the insulation material, the at least two engaging elements penetrate into the insulation material, and each engaging element has a length of 40% to 150% of a thickness of the insulation material, and each of the at least two base plate units and the corresponding at least two engaging elements form one integral part.