Patent ID: 6059242
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: F16B,H02G

Abstract:
A fixing device for a profiled electrical conduit having a longitudinal axis, comprising:a central part, a head and a foot respectively adapted to be fitted against a side wall and upper and lower walls of the conduit, whereinthe head comprises a fixed part and a pivoting component pivotably mounted on the fixed part along the longitudinal axis of the conduit and connectable to the upper wall of the conduit;the head comprises an elastic locking mechanism exerting a force parallel to the longitudinal axis in order to lock the pivoting component onto the fixed part wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spring and a latch which is actuated by the spring and is automatically put into action by pivoting of the head when the fixing device is fitted against the conduit and wherein the pivoting component includes in a side wall thereof an oblong asymmetric aperture having a wide part and a narrow part such that said latch is engaged by the spring in the wide part in a locked position but not in the narrow part in an unlocked position.