CA1177227A - Clip for securing hosepipes and like uses - Google Patents
Clip for securing hosepipes and like usesInfo
- Publication number
- CA1177227A CA1177227A CA000388202A CA388202A CA1177227A CA 1177227 A CA1177227 A CA 1177227A CA 000388202 A CA000388202 A CA 000388202A CA 388202 A CA388202 A CA 388202A CA 1177227 A CA1177227 A CA 1177227A
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- Prior art keywords
- tongue
- jaws
- clip
- band
- serrations
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The specification describes a releasable clip which comprises a band for encircling an article such as a hosepipe to be secured. The band carries at its respective ends complementary interlockable coupling elements for connecting the ends of the band and drawing them together to contract the clip around the encircled article. The coupling element on one end of the band consists of a tongue provided on its upper and lower surfaces with barbed serrations and on the other end of the band the coupling element is a pair of jaws having inwardly facing barbed serrations; each jaw extends in a generally longitudinal direction from the point where it is joined to the band to a tip thereof and a jaw mouth is provided between the tips of the jaws through which the tongue is insertable in the said longitudinal direction tip first into the jaws. The serr-ations on the tongue, when the tongue is present between the jaws, interlock with the serrations of the jaws and thereby hold the tongue to prevent withdrawal movement thereof in the said longitudinal direction. The serrations on the tongue and jaws however, allow the tongue and jaws to move relative to each other laterally, to disengage the tongue from the jaws and so release the clip. The releasable clip is moulded in one piece of a plastics material.
The specification describes a releasable clip which comprises a band for encircling an article such as a hosepipe to be secured. The band carries at its respective ends complementary interlockable coupling elements for connecting the ends of the band and drawing them together to contract the clip around the encircled article. The coupling element on one end of the band consists of a tongue provided on its upper and lower surfaces with barbed serrations and on the other end of the band the coupling element is a pair of jaws having inwardly facing barbed serrations; each jaw extends in a generally longitudinal direction from the point where it is joined to the band to a tip thereof and a jaw mouth is provided between the tips of the jaws through which the tongue is insertable in the said longitudinal direction tip first into the jaws. The serr-ations on the tongue, when the tongue is present between the jaws, interlock with the serrations of the jaws and thereby hold the tongue to prevent withdrawal movement thereof in the said longitudinal direction. The serrations on the tongue and jaws however, allow the tongue and jaws to move relative to each other laterally, to disengage the tongue from the jaws and so release the clip. The releasable clip is moulded in one piece of a plastics material.
Description
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~ his invention relates to a clip for securing hosepipes and like uses.
According to this invention a clip for encircling and securing an article such as a hose pipe is provided which comprises a band having at its respective ends a pair of complementary interlockable coupling elements for connecting the ends of the ban~ and drawing them together to clamp the clip about an. encircled article, one coupling element comprises a tongue provided on opposite sides thereof with barbed serrations, the other coupling element comprising a pair of radially-spaced jaws, each provided with inwardly-facing barbed serrations and extendi~g from the junction with the band to a tip thereof, the general direction from the junctions to the jaw tips being referred to herçin as the "longitudinal direction"! the jaws defining between the tips thereof a jaw mouth through which the tongue can be inserted in the ~ongitudinal direction to engage with the jaws; the serrations on the tongue being capable of locking with the serrations on the jaws to prevent the tongue, when present between the jaws, being withdrawn in the longitudinal direction, but allowing the tongue to move la.tera.lly with respect to the longitudinai direction to disengage the tongue from the jaws.
The coupling elements, or either of them such as particularly the jaws element, will possess suf~icient inherent resilient yieldability to allow the tips of the serrations to pass oyer one another to enable the serrations to be brought into interlocking relation.
The bearing face of each serration acts as a pawl, locking into its reverse counterpart and being held there by the ` 2~
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The clip may be made of a plastics material suitable for the purpose of use. It may be moulded in one piece. The clip may, however, be made of suitable metal such as steel which may be preferred for larger sizes of clip where greater pressures in use are involved.
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~77~7 The clip may be provided with grips associated with the coupling elements to facilitate pressing the tongue into the jaws manually or with the aid of a suitable tool.
In the accompanying drawing, Figs. 1 and 2 are views at right angles to one another of a preferred embodirnent of clip according to the invention, and Fig. 3 shows a detail of the clip on a larger scale.
Referring to the drawing, the clip shown has the band 1 pre-shaped in the form of an open flexible ring which is of an oval shape in the open condition to allow for being closed towards a circular shape by drawing the band ends together by ' means of their ratchet coupling 2, 3. The tongue coupling element 2 has a root portion 4 from which extends the tongue 5 provided on its opposite sides with serrations 6 and 7. The jaws coupling ele~nent 3 has a root portion 8 from whichthe two jaws 9 and 10 extend as forklike branches. The jaw 9 has serrations 11 for interlocking u,-ith the tongue serrations 6 and the jaw 10 has serrations 12 for interlocking v~ith the tongue serrations 7. Extending as they do from the root portion 8 the jaws 9 and 10 have sufficient inherent resilience to yield to the tongue 5 when inserted through the jaws mouth 13 and to return to interlock the serrations 6 with 11 and 7 with 12. The root portions 4 and 8 have surface rib grips 14 to facilitate gripping the coupling elements 2 and 3 when closing the clip.
To open the clip when closed, the then interlocked coupling elements 2 and 3 I are grasped and moved relative to each other in opposite directions sideways ~perpendicular to the plane of the drawing) to disengage the coupling elements sideways. This clip may be formed in one piece of a suitable plastics material.
~ his invention relates to a clip for securing hosepipes and like uses.
According to this invention a clip for encircling and securing an article such as a hose pipe is provided which comprises a band having at its respective ends a pair of complementary interlockable coupling elements for connecting the ends of the ban~ and drawing them together to clamp the clip about an. encircled article, one coupling element comprises a tongue provided on opposite sides thereof with barbed serrations, the other coupling element comprising a pair of radially-spaced jaws, each provided with inwardly-facing barbed serrations and extendi~g from the junction with the band to a tip thereof, the general direction from the junctions to the jaw tips being referred to herçin as the "longitudinal direction"! the jaws defining between the tips thereof a jaw mouth through which the tongue can be inserted in the ~ongitudinal direction to engage with the jaws; the serrations on the tongue being capable of locking with the serrations on the jaws to prevent the tongue, when present between the jaws, being withdrawn in the longitudinal direction, but allowing the tongue to move la.tera.lly with respect to the longitudinai direction to disengage the tongue from the jaws.
The coupling elements, or either of them such as particularly the jaws element, will possess suf~icient inherent resilient yieldability to allow the tips of the serrations to pass oyer one another to enable the serrations to be brought into interlocking relation.
The bearing face of each serration acts as a pawl, locking into its reverse counterpart and being held there by the ` 2~
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cr /!;:
~7227 diametrically opposed counterparts on the opposing jaws, thus producing the double bond abovementioned of great strength, the dynamic tension being enhanced when the pressure produced by the clip encircling and clamping a hose exerts an impacting action on the resilient hose material. The tighter the clamping, the greater the dynamic tension and the stronger the double bond grip.
The clip may be made of a plastics material suitable for the purpose of use. It may be moulded in one piece. The clip may, however, be made of suitable metal such as steel which may be preferred for larger sizes of clip where greater pressures in use are involved.
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~77~7 The clip may be provided with grips associated with the coupling elements to facilitate pressing the tongue into the jaws manually or with the aid of a suitable tool.
In the accompanying drawing, Figs. 1 and 2 are views at right angles to one another of a preferred embodirnent of clip according to the invention, and Fig. 3 shows a detail of the clip on a larger scale.
Referring to the drawing, the clip shown has the band 1 pre-shaped in the form of an open flexible ring which is of an oval shape in the open condition to allow for being closed towards a circular shape by drawing the band ends together by ' means of their ratchet coupling 2, 3. The tongue coupling element 2 has a root portion 4 from which extends the tongue 5 provided on its opposite sides with serrations 6 and 7. The jaws coupling ele~nent 3 has a root portion 8 from whichthe two jaws 9 and 10 extend as forklike branches. The jaw 9 has serrations 11 for interlocking u,-ith the tongue serrations 6 and the jaw 10 has serrations 12 for interlocking v~ith the tongue serrations 7. Extending as they do from the root portion 8 the jaws 9 and 10 have sufficient inherent resilience to yield to the tongue 5 when inserted through the jaws mouth 13 and to return to interlock the serrations 6 with 11 and 7 with 12. The root portions 4 and 8 have surface rib grips 14 to facilitate gripping the coupling elements 2 and 3 when closing the clip.
To open the clip when closed, the then interlocked coupling elements 2 and 3 I are grasped and moved relative to each other in opposite directions sideways ~perpendicular to the plane of the drawing) to disengage the coupling elements sideways. This clip may be formed in one piece of a suitable plastics material.
Claims (2)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A clip for encircling and securing an article such as a hose pipe, the clip comprising:
a band having at its respective ends a pair of complementary interlockable coupling elements for connecting the ends of the band and drawing them together to clamp the clip about an encircled article;
one coupling element comprising a tongue prov-ided on opposite sides thereof with barbed serrations;
the other coupling element comprising a pair of radially-spaced jaws, each provided with inwardly-facing barbed serrations and extending from the junction with the band to a tip thereof (the general direction from the said junctions to the said jaw tips being ref-erred to herein as the "longitudinal direction"), the jaws defining between the tips thereof a jaw mouth through which the tongue can be inserted in the said long-itudinal direction to engage with the jaws;
the serrations on the tongue being capable of locking with the serrations on the jaws to prevent the tongue, when present between the jaws, being withdrawn in the said longitudinal direction, but allowing the tongue to move laterally with respect to the longitudinal direction to disengage the tongue from the jaws.
a band having at its respective ends a pair of complementary interlockable coupling elements for connecting the ends of the band and drawing them together to clamp the clip about an encircled article;
one coupling element comprising a tongue prov-ided on opposite sides thereof with barbed serrations;
the other coupling element comprising a pair of radially-spaced jaws, each provided with inwardly-facing barbed serrations and extending from the junction with the band to a tip thereof (the general direction from the said junctions to the said jaw tips being ref-erred to herein as the "longitudinal direction"), the jaws defining between the tips thereof a jaw mouth through which the tongue can be inserted in the said long-itudinal direction to engage with the jaws;
the serrations on the tongue being capable of locking with the serrations on the jaws to prevent the tongue, when present between the jaws, being withdrawn in the said longitudinal direction, but allowing the tongue to move laterally with respect to the longitudinal direction to disengage the tongue from the jaws.
2. A releasable clip as claimed in claim 1 and being moulded in one piece of a plastics material.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000388202A CA1177227A (en) | 1981-10-19 | 1981-10-19 | Clip for securing hosepipes and like uses |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000388202A CA1177227A (en) | 1981-10-19 | 1981-10-19 | Clip for securing hosepipes and like uses |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1177227A true CA1177227A (en) | 1984-11-06 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000388202A Expired CA1177227A (en) | 1981-10-19 | 1981-10-19 | Clip for securing hosepipes and like uses |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
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| CA (1) | CA1177227A (en) |
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1981
- 1981-10-19 CA CA000388202A patent/CA1177227A/en not_active Expired
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKEX | Expiry |