Patent ID: 7559511
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A retention element for at least an elongated component, said retention element comprising: a supporting body; a guiding sleeve on said body and dividing said body into a first part and a second part, said sleeve being adapted to receive a pin for fixing the retention element to a support; a first through seat defined on the first part of said body; a second through seat defined on the second part of said body; a closing wall hingedly connected to the supporting body and moveable between an open position wherein the closing wall is separated from supporting body and a closed position wherein the closing wall is closed against the supporting body, said closing wall having an opening between a first end portion and a second end portion thereof; wherein each of the first and second through seats defines a semi-cylindrical bottom wall for accommodating the elongated component; and when the closing wall is in the closed position, said opening is in communication with the guiding sleeve and the closing wall is located opposite the semi-cylindrical bottom wall of each of the first and second through seats; and wherein the closing wall carries first and second flexible projecting elements which are configured so that when the closing wall element is the closed position, the first and second flexible projecting elements extend directly toward the elongated element and engage a top of the elongated component whereby a free portion thereof deflected at least at right angles to a base portion thereof.