Patent ID: 7234889
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An accessory for connecting a portion of a first conduit to a portion of at least one of a second conduit and another accessory, said accessory comprising: a base element for engaging on a first portion of a first conduit so as to cover an edge of said first portion; an end element fitted to the base element, the end element for engaging on a second portion of at least one of a second conduit and the another accessory in order to cover an edge of the at least one of the second conduit and the another accessory; engagement means provided on each of said base element and said end element, the engagement means complementarily co-operating with one another to allow relative displacement of said end element and said base element between a first position in which the end element is deployed relative to the base element and a second position in which the end element is retracted towards the base element; and resilient return means separate from said engagement means and suitable for acting between the base element and the end element in order to return the end element into said deployed first position, wherein, said engagement means act independently from said resilient return means, and the resilient return means comprise a flexible tongue interposed between the base element and the end element.