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Patent US5033701 - Plastic holder element - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA holding device of plastic and particularly suited for mounting tubular elements to a support comprises a lower part 4 intended to be fastened to the support 2; an intermediate part 5, fitted into the lower part; and an upper part 6, locked by resilient catches with the lower part 4. The lower part...http://www.google.com/patents/US5033701?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5033701 - Plastic holder elementAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5033701 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/470,125Publication dateJul 23, 1991Filing dateJan 25, 1990Priority dateJan 27, 1989Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE3902499A1, DE3902499C2, EP0379860A1, EP0379860B1Publication number07470125, 470125, US 5033701 A, US 5033701A, US-A-5033701, US5033701 A, US5033701AInventorsWillibald KrausOriginal AssigneeTrw United Carr Gmbh & Co.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (9), Referenced by (41), Classifications (10), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPlastic holder elementUS 5033701 AAbstract A holding device of plastic and particularly suited for mounting tubular elements to a support comprises a lower part 4 intended to be fastened to the support 2; an intermediate part 5, fitted into the lower part; and an upper part 6, locked by resilient catches with the lower part 4. The lower part 4 and the upper part 6 are formed of hard material while the intermediate part 5 is formed of softer and more resilient material. The holding device 1 has at least one bearing zone for the reception of a tubular element 9, 10. According to the invention, the bearing zone 7, 8 is arranged in the intermediate part 5, and, in the mounted condition, the intermediate part surrounds the tubular element 9, 10, over almost its entire circumference to prevent contact between the tubular elements and the harder material of the lower part 4 and the upper part 6.
It is now claimed: 1. A holding device formed of plastic comprising a lower plastic component mounted to a support; an intermediate plastic component received in said lower component; an upper plastic component including catch members locked with the lower component; said lower component and said upper component formed of a relatively hard material and the intermediate component being formed as a independent component from a relatively softer material, with the holding device having at least one bearing zone for the holding of a tubular element; the bearing zone for holding a tubular element being arranged in the intermediate component and including resilient enclosing means in the mounted condition for surrounding the tubular element over substantially its entire circumference to prevent contact between the tubular element and the upper and lower components;the lower component having lateral side walls and end walls enclosing said intermediate component, first and second catch receiving openings formed through said lateral side walls, said intermediate component having a first resilient catch projection which extends outwardly into said first catch receiving opening and said upper component having a first resilient catch projection which extends inwardly into said second catch receiving opening; and, the resilient enclosing means of the intermediate component including a flexible tongue for covering over the tubular element when the intermediate component is in the mounted condition. 2. A holding device according to claim 1 wherein the tongue (19, 20) is provided with an opening (21, 22) extending therethrough.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The subject invention relates to a plastic holding device having a lower part adapted to be fastened to a support, an intermediate part set therein, and an upper part locked by catch elements with the lower part. The lower part and the upper part are formed from a relatively hard material while the intermediate part is formed from a relatively softer material. At least one bearing or gripping point for the reception of a tubular element to be held is provided on the device.
BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION The problem of providing a holding element with sufficient holding effect and effective noise-damping is solved, according to the invention, by the fact that the bearing or gripping zone of this invention is arranged in the intermediate part of softer material such that in the mounted condition of the tubular element, the intermediate part almost completely surrounds the whole circumference of the tubular element. In this way, effective noise-damping is provided, since the noise-producing zones of the tubular part are supported in an embedded manner in the intermediate part of relatively softer material, and, in no way, come in contact with the relatively harder material of the lower or upper parts.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring more particularly to the drawings, the holding device 1 according to the invention is shown in the mounted condition in FIG. 5. As illustrated therein, the device is connected to a support 2 through a profiled or threaded stud or similar fastening element 3 joined to the support by welding or the like. The device 1 is comprised generally of a lower part 4, an intermediate part 5 and an upper part 6. Here, the lower part 4 and the upper part 6 are formed of a relatively harder and somewhat more rigid material and the intermediate part 5 is formed of a relatively softer and more resilient plastic material. Through use of the completely assembled holding device shown in FIG. 5, tubular elements 9 and 10 can be supported in a noise and vibration damped condition. Moreover, it is possible to hold other tubular elements, correspondingly, in bearing points 33 and 34 which comprise, in each case, two cooperating shell-like holding elements of known design.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be described in detail below, with reference to a preferred embodiment represented in the accompanying drawings wherein:
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