Patent ID: 7802762
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: B60R,F16L,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A retainer for an automotive conduit, comprising: a retainer body having wherein the retainer body is integrally molded of a plastic material; wherein the receiving portion comprises three or more engaging portions which are arranged circumferentially to engage the conduit and are connected by the first, second, and third resilient arms to the retainer body in a manner that, in the event of conduit vibrations, the first, second, and third resilient arms configured to yield easily and elastically in all axial and radial directions decouple vibration-induced forces from the automobile body part; wherein the fastener portion comprises wherein the three or more engaging portions have arcuate rest faces configured to approximately match the conduit radius; wherein the retainer body exhibits an external, approximately U-shaped portion having an inner leg, an outer leg, and one connection yoke between the legs; wherein the first and second resilient arms are bound to free ends of the outer and inner legs, respectively, and form the conduit receiving portion; wherein the third resilient arm is bound to an inside of the outer leg and runs approximately parallel to the connection yoke toward the inner leg; and wherein a stop projection for the first resilient arm is formed at the inside of the outer leg of the U-shaped portion.