Patent ID: 6729585
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: F16L,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A support for elongated building service supply means, of the kind comprising at least one spine and a plurality of discrete bearer elements affixed to said at least one spine, characterized in that each bearer element is affixed to said at least one spine by a spring clip fixedly associated with said each bearer element, wherein there are at least an equal plurality of locating formations on said spine each able to be engaged by a co-acting locating formation on said spring clip to thereafter resist disengagement of the bearer elements from the spine, wherein said spine has a cross-section such that said spine presents a top face having substantially horizontal margins and substantially vertical side faces and wherein each spring clip comprises two, upright spaced apart, resilient tongues adapted to clasp the spine between themselves and each having a barb formation at or near a free end of the tongues adapted to overlie a respective one of said margins.