Patent ID: 6216987
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A rod holder for holding rod members with different shapes comprising:a holder main body having two side walls, a bottom wall attached to the two side walls to form a rectangular rod holding portion surrounded by the side walls and the bottom wall, and an opening provided at one side of the holder main body opposite to the bottom wall and communicating with the rod holding portion, said opening being enlarged when the rod member is inserted into the opening and elastically returned to an original position when the rod member is inserted in the rod holding portion after passing through the opening,windows provided in the side walls of the holder main body, one window being formed in one side wall,rod receiving pieces integrally formed with the side walls and situated in the respective windows, each rod receiving piece having a lower portion with a curved upper surface projecting inside the rod holding portion to be able to support a round rod member, and being elastically deformable by an outward pressing force so that the rod receiving piece with the lower portion is located outside the rod holding portion to be able to hold a rectangular rod member in the rod holding portion, andmeans for attaching the holder main body to another member formed on the holder main body.