Patent ID: 6596974
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
A metal clip for attaching to a rail of a frame of an electric heater and for supporting at least one insulator, comprising:a body having a center axis extending parallel to a first direction, and having means for securing the body to the rail; a first flange extending from said body in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, said first flange having a first cut-out for accommodating a first insulator, the first cut-out having an open end extending a first support width in said second direction, an abutment edge spaced a first support depth from said open end in said first direction and aligned with said open end in said second direction, an inner edge proximal to said body extending said first support depth in said first direction from said open end to said abutment edge, and an outer edge spaced said first support width from said inner edge in said second direction and extending said first support depth in said first direction from said open end to said abutment edge; a first pair of bendable tabs, each bendable from a respective first position to a respective second position, disposed on said first flange, opposite one another and each being proximal to the open end of the flange; wherein said first pair of bendable tabs, when each is in said first respective position, permits insertion of the first insulator into said first cut-out and, when bent to its said respective second position, constrains said first insulator within said first cut-out.