DE8804872U1 - Clamping holder - Google Patents

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Description

The invention relates to a clamping holder for the adjustable connection of pairs of wire rods.

Adjustable connections of wire rod pairs are usually made using removable clamps, which are available in various designs. To adjust the connection in order to lengthen or shorten the wire rod pairs as desired, the clamps must be loosened from the clamped position, for example by loosening screws, the wire rods must be moved accordingly and then reconnected by tightening the clamps. Such handling is cumbersome and often cannot be carried out by one person alone, as the loosened clamp must be held, the wire rods must be moved, these must be held in position and finally the clamp must be tightened again. Two hands are often not enough.

The object of the invention is to create a clamping holder of the type mentioned at the beginning, which allows a simple adjustment of wire rod pairs without having to loosen screws or clamps and which also has a decorative effect.

This task is solved by a clamping holder of the type mentioned above in that a substantially elongated plate is formed as an arc, circle, winding/partial polygon or polygon and is fixed to opposite

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At least one hole is cut out in each of the plate’s positions, whereby the holes are aligned in such a way that a wire rod can be inserted from the outside through the aligned holes in a non-slip but movable manner*

Appropriate embodiments are characterized in the subclaims*

With such a clamping holder, the pair of wire rods to be connected are inserted in opposite directions from the outside through the aligned holes in the opposite parts of the sheet. The size of the holes is measured in some designs in such a way that the two adjacent wire rods can be accommodated in a non-slip manner but can be moved against each other. In this way, one or both wire rods can be moved axially and their overall length can be increased or reduced.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, a strip-shaped plate made of an elastically bendable material, such as plastic, is used. Due to the inherent tension of the plate forced into an arc, the pair of wire rods inserted into the aligned holes are clamped together but not inhibited, so that the wire rods can be moved parallel to one another. Adjusting the length of the pair of wire rods is easy with such a clamping holder, since it can be held with one hand together with the wire rods on one side, while the other hand can move the wire rods on the opposite side. The pleasing shape of the clamping holder also has a decorative effect.

The invention is explained in more detail using an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings.

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Fig. 1 an exploded view of a clamping holder consisting of a strip-shaped, elastically bendable plate, as well as pairs of wire rods indicated in the insertion direction;

Fig. 2 is a view of the plate bent into the working position by the wire rods inserted from one side according to Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a view of a fully assembled clamp holder.

The drawings show a preferred embodiment of the clamping holder, which consists of a simple strip-shaped plate 1, in the two opposite end areas of which two adjacent holes 2 and 3 or 4 and 5 are cut out. The holes 2 and 4 as well as the holes 3 and 5 are aligned. In order to make a clamping holder out of this plate 1, the two wire rods 6 and 7 must be inserted through the holes 2 and 3 and the plate 1 bent in the direction of the arrow P. Then the other end of the plate 1 is bent in the direction of the arrow P1 in order to be able to insert the ends of the wire rods 6 and 7 through the holes 5 and 6. This state is shown in Fig. in the drawings.

Then the other two wire rods and 9 are inserted from the opposite side of the plate 1 first through holes 4 and 5 and then from the inside through holes 2 and 3. The

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In this embodiment of a clamping system, the size of the holes is not important, since the plate 1 can be moved from the bent, i.e. tensioned, position to the straight/

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Edges of holes 2, 3 and 4, 5 against the wire rod pairs 6/8 and 7/9 respectively and hold them firmly.

The plate made of elastically bendable material does not have to be rectangular, but can also have other shapes. It must only be ensured _that there are aligned holes through which the wire rods are inserted and the plate is bent.

On the other hand, the plate part can be pre-formed and form an arc, a circle, an angle, a partial polygon or a polygon. In such shapes, the plate part will usually be rigid. The opposing aligned holes must then be adapted to the thickness of the wire rod pairs in order to ensure that these wire rods lying next to one another are held in place, but still allow axial displacement.

Claims (3)

Applicant: Zimmermann & Co. GmbH, Heidersbacher Straße 2, 6958 Limbach/Baden PROTECTION CLAIMS 1. Clamping holder for adjustable connection of wire rod pairs, characterized in that a substantially elongated plate (1) is shaped as an arc, circle, angle, partial polygon or polygon and at least one hole (2 or 3 and 4 or 5) is cut out at opposite points of the plate (1), the holes (2-4, 3-5) being aligned, such that a wire rod (6 or 7 and 8 or 9) can be inserted from the outside through the aligned holes (2-4; 3-5) in a non-slip but displaceable manner. 2. Clamping holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the plate (1) is a flat strip of elastically bendable material. 3. Clamping holder according to claim 1, characterized in that a pair of holes arranged next to one another (2/3 and 4/5) are provided at opposite points on the plate (1) and the holes (2-4; 3-5) of these pairs of holes are aligned.