Patent ID: 8894022
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: A01G,F16L

Abstract:
1. A mounting bracket for supporting plumbing conduits on a boom arm of an agricultural sprayer, the mounting bracket having a variable diameter conduit retaining portion comprising: a flexible tie strap; and a saddle with a strap-receiving channel formed therein by a front wall and a rear wall and configured to allow for the passage of the tie strap through the saddle, the front wall of the saddle having a vertex at or near its center and two legs extending from the vertex to form a generally V-shape, wherein the saddle has an upper opening leading to the strap-receiving channel at an outer end of one leg that forms a first end of the channel and a lower opening at an opposite end of the channel at an outer end of the second leg, and the front wall having at least two cavities therein leading to the channel in between the upper and lower openings with a first of said at least two cavities on one side of the vertex and a second of said at least two cavities on the other side of the vertex with a portion of the front wall between the first and second cavities, wherein the upper and lower openings and the at least two cavities provide for a plurality of paths for the tie strap, the plurality of paths comprising: