EP0198834A1 - A clip fixing for plastics film material - Google Patents

A clip fixing for plastics film material

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Publication number
EP0198834A1
EP0198834A1 EP19850900479 EP85900479A EP0198834A1 EP 0198834 A1 EP0198834 A1 EP 0198834A1 EP 19850900479 EP19850900479 EP 19850900479 EP 85900479 A EP85900479 A EP 85900479A EP 0198834 A1 EP0198834 A1 EP 0198834A1
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Prior art keywords
channel member
film
channel
engaged position
clip fixing
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French (fr)
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Michel Chatelain
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Serac Ltd
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Serac Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/06—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips
    • F16B5/0692—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips joining flexible sheets to other sheets or plates or to strips or bars
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C7/00—Paperhanging
    • B44C7/02—Machines, apparatus, tools or accessories therefor
    • B44C7/022—Tapestry work
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B9/00—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B9/30—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation characterised by edge details of the ceiling; e.g. securing to an adjacent wall
    • E04B9/303—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation characterised by edge details of the ceiling; e.g. securing to an adjacent wall for flexible tensioned membranes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
    • E04H15/64—Tent or canopy cover fastenings
    • E04H15/642—Tent or canopy cover fastenings with covers held by elongated fixing members locking in longitudinal recesses of a frame
    • E04H15/646—Tent or canopy cover fastenings with covers held by elongated fixing members locking in longitudinal recesses of a frame the fixing members being locked by an additional locking member

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a clip fixing for retaining plastics film material under tension.
  • This type of glazing has advantages over its more traditional counterpart in terms of, for example, weight and cost, and improved optical performance.
  • the film has to be stretched over a square or rectangular support frame, and held or secured in tension across the frame at each side member of the frame. This is accomplished by providing each side frame member with a special clip fixing in which the film can be retained under tension, and which is dynamic under load and has the capability of allowing the film to be released thereafter for replacement purposes.
  • a known clip fixing for this purpose is the subject of U.K. patent 1,586,247.
  • This fixing basically comprises a pair of channel members, one of which is integral with a res ⁇ pective side member of the support frame, and having internally profiled side flanks which are provided to coperate with corres- pondingly externally profiled, side flanks of the other freely mountable channel member, when positioned in inverted locked relationship therein.
  • a further area which requires to be improved in the prior clip fixing mentioned above, is in relation to its contribution to the reduction of the life span of the plastics film over and above that due to normal process of ageing.
  • This accelerated ageing of the plastics film has been found to occur in the region where the film exits the clip fixing, and in particular where the film passes over those surface portions of the clip fixing which are exposed to direct radiation and thus under the influence of high temperatures and ultra-violet radia ⁇ tion.
  • a clip fixing for retaining plastics film material under tension in a support frame comprising a first elongate channel member inte ⁇ gral with or attachable to the support frame or a respective support frame member, a second elongate channel member retain- able in assembly in the first channel member in inverted relationship to secure the film between opposing surface profiled side flanks of the channel members characterised in a pivot and socket joint formed between opposing flanks of the first and second channel members for retaining film, and permitting the second channel member to swivel from a disengaged position to an engaged position in said inverted relationship in the first channel member, a first lever on the second channel member extending from one side of said joint and arranged to set up tension in the film between the joint and a base member of said first channel member as the second channel member is moved to said engaged position, and a second lever on the second channel member extending from the other side of said joint to bear against the retained film entering the joint so that imposed tension in the film constrains the second channel member to maintain
  • the second channel member may be provided with • resilience, and the entrance to the socket made restrictive with respect to the pivot, so that in the disengaged position of the second channel member the film can be initially held between the cooperating surfaces of the joint, by force-fit engagement of the pivot in the socket.
  • the film thereafter passes around the free end of the first lever, " so that as the second channel ⁇ member is rotated into the engaged position, it is stretched and tensioned along the length of the first lever by the action of the free end of the lever physically yielding, due to its resilience, to pinch the film against the base member of the first channel.
  • the clip fixing for retaining and tensioning plastics film F shown in the drawing comprises a first channel member 1, usually part of a support frame across which the film is tensioned, and a second inverted channel member 2 which is able to engage the channel member 1 as shown to retain the film F under tension.
  • the channel member 2 is resiliently formed either by being constructed entirely of a plastics material for example, or having a metal core of aluminium ribbon for instance surrounded by a coating of plastics material, this latter con- struction being possible by known simultaneous extrusion tech ⁇ niques.
  • One flank 3 of the channel member 1 is provided with an elongate rib 4, which protrudes towards the interior of the channel member 1.
  • the rib 4 is part-circular in section, the circle being incomplete to the extent to form a connecting neck 5 to the wall portion 6 of the remainder of the flank 3.
  • the interior surface of the wall portion 6 has a straight section 7 between the base portion 8 of the channel 1 at right angles to it, and an inwardly curved return portion 9 running out into the circular surface of the rib 4.
  • the base portion 8 of the channel 1 is closer to the rib 4, than the remainder of the base 10, to form a radiused indent 11.
  • the flank 12 of the channel member 2 is provided with a socket 13 complementary to the rib 4, the socket 13 having an entrance E of lesser dimension than the diameter D of the rib 4, so that due to the resilience of the channel 2, the socket 13 can be inserted over the pivot by a snap-fit action, so forming a swivel joint J for the channel 1 on the channel 2, with the film F tightly held between their cooperating surfaces.
  • a lever arm 14 extends to one side of the socket 13, the lever arm 14 tapering to a resiliently deformable point 15, and having a straight inner surface portion 16 between the point 15, and a curved return elongate rib portion 17 to the interior surface of the socket 13.
  • the curved return 17 is complementary to the curved return 9 in flank 3.
  • a further arm 18 extends to the other side of the socket 13, the arm 18 being a continuation of the line of the base 19 of inverted channel member 2.
  • the other flank 20 of channel member 1 has a profiled recess 21 on its inner surface having a first surface constituting an insertion ramp 22 sloping inwardly with respect to the interior of channel member 1, and a second surface con ⁇ stituting a locking ramp 23 sloping outwardly with respect to that interior finally to terminate in a step portion 24 in the inner surface of the flank 20.
  • the flank 25 has its outer surface complementarily profiled to that of recess 21 constituted by a first surface 26 complementary to insertion ramp 22, and a second surface 27 complementary to locking ramp 23, and a bulbous tip 29 sub ⁇ stantially complementary to the step portion 24.
  • the film F is initially pinched between the cooperating surface of the swivel joint J by snap-fit insertion of the socket 13 on rib 4, with the flanks (20, 25) out of engagement, and stretched across the ends of the flanks 12, and 25, namely over point 15 and bulbous tip 29.
  • the channel member 2 is then rotated anti-clockwise on the swivel joint J, until the bulbous tip 29 contacts the insertion ramp 22, thereby holding the film F tightly between egress of the film F from the cooperating surfaces of the joint J and over the point 15 of lever arm 14, and the tip 29.
  • the tip 29 yields upon further anti-clockwise rotation to allow even- tual movement (corresponding to the engaged position of the fixing) into the cooperating step portion 24, and in this position, the film is then gripped between locking surfaces (23, 28), and ramp faces (22, 27).
  • the film F is pinched tight in this position between the point 15 and the base portion 8, and to this end, the point 15 resiliently yields as the lever moves into its final position, so setting up resilient stress at the end of the lever to "crush” or "pinch” the film into contact with the portion 8 so ensuring a water-tight seal.
  • the radiused indent assists in facilitating movement of the lever into its final position by reducing resistance to bending of the tip 15.
  • the lever arm 18 bears on the tensioned film F. 5
  • the tensional forces set up across the support frame are such as to cause deforma ⁇ tion of the frame support members and special compensatory features have to be introduced to avoid this. These involve incorporating special corner stiffeners, and leaving tolerance 0 gaps at the corner joints which close up after the tensioning process is complete.
  • the stress set up in the frame members is concentrated solely at the swivel joints of the clip fixing, and no stress is exerted in the engaged _ position of the fixing, along the other engaging flanks of the fixing, which are therefore simply necessary to position the film prior to tensioning by means of the other flanks incorpor ⁇ ating the swivel joint.
  • the arm 18 performs an Q additional service in the form of a radiation shield in that it protects the exposed surfaces of the joint J from harmful radiation which would otherwise cause excessive degradation of the plastics film.
  • the clip fixing of the invention moreover, in con- trast to the prior art, is capable of handling film material of varying thickness hardness and flexibility due to the leverage action attainable by menas of lever arm 14 in cooperation with the swivel joint J.

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Abstract

Attache de fixation d'un film en plastique, comprenant une paire d'organes de canal (1, 2) dont l'un (2) est maintenu en relation inversée dans l'arbre (1). Un film de matériau plastique F est maintenu en tension par la fixation, grâce à l'interaction mutuelle entre les surfaces opposées profilées des flancs latéraux des organes de canal (3, 12) et (20, 25), au travers desquels passe le film F. Ces surfaces profilées opposées sont conçues spécialement pour fournir un nouveau moyen d'emboîtement par pivotement entre les deux organes de canal (1, 2) pour retenir le film F, tout en évitant l'effort résultant sur le cadre de support principal où l'organe de canal est fixé ou formé d'une seule pièce, ce qui permet également d'obtenir une liaison étanche à l'air et à l'eau entre les flancs latéraux (3, 12) et (20, 25) des deux organes de canal (1, 2).Attachment for fixing a plastic film, comprising a pair of channel members (1, 2), one of which (2) is held in reverse relation in the shaft (1). A film of plastic material F is kept in tension by the fixing, thanks to the mutual interaction between the opposed profiled surfaces of the lateral flanks of the channel members (3, 12) and (20, 25), through which the film passes. F. These opposite profiled surfaces are specially designed to provide a new means of pivoting interlocking between the two channel members (1, 2) to retain the film F, while avoiding the effort resulting on the main support frame where the channel member is fixed or formed in one piece, which also makes it possible to obtain an airtight and water-tight connection between the lateral flanks (3, 12) and (20, 25) of the two channel organs (1, 2).

Description

"A Clip Fixing for Plastics' Film Material" FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a clip fixing for retaining plastics film material under tension. BACKGROUND ART
The use of thin plastics film, as a substitute for glass, to form large areas of single or multiple glazed trans¬ parent or opaque panels is due to the new generation of highly durable plastics film material now on the market, becoming more j common. Typical uses are in greenhouses, home extensions, and solar collectors.
This type of glazing has advantages over its more traditional counterpart in terms of, for example, weight and cost, and improved optical performance. In most applications, the film has to be stretched over a square or rectangular support frame, and held or secured in tension across the frame at each side member of the frame. This is accomplished by providing each side frame member with a special clip fixing in which the film can be retained under tension, and which is dynamic under load and has the capability of allowing the film to be released thereafter for replacement purposes.
A known clip fixing for this purpose is the subject of U.K. patent 1,586,247. This fixing basically comprises a pair of channel members, one of which is integral with a res¬ pective side member of the support frame, and having internally profiled side flanks which are provided to coperate with corres- pondingly externally profiled, side flanks of the other freely mountable channel member, when positioned in inverted locked relationship therein.
To retain the film in this clip fixing, it is first passed over the lower extremities of the flanks of the freely mountable channel member and initially tensioned in this pos¬ ition. Then the freely mountable channel member is moved into the inverted locked position by relative rotation on a complementarily curved profile flank extremity of the other channel member, so that the film is eventually retained between the cooperating profiles of the opposing flanks of the two channel members. hen it is desired to secure film material having a large variation in thickness flexibility and hardness, it is difficult, with this known clip fixing, to deform the film when fixing, in order to constrain it to assume the shape of the complementary curved cooperating side flanks of the channel members. Consequently attachment and removal of thick films in particular, is a difficult process. In addition the clip fixing of the prior art, al¬ though providing excellent film retaining qualities for a narrow range of thickness materials within certain limita¬ tions, does not provide consistent water-tight, or aiϊ?-tight, security at the retention point to the support frame, which is an essential requirement for instance in roofing applications. Another problem with the prior art, is the tendency for the corners of the support frame to part when the film is stressed by heat shrinkage or otherwise, this has been known to create problems with water tightness, and special design measures have to be taken to compensate for this effect.
A further area which requires to be improved in the prior clip fixing mentioned above, is in relation to its contribution to the reduction of the life span of the plastics film over and above that due to normal process of ageing. This accelerated ageing of the plastics film has been found to occur in the region where the film exits the clip fixing, and in particular where the film passes over those surface portions of the clip fixing which are exposed to direct radiation and thus under the influence of high temperatures and ultra-violet radia¬ tion.
Under these effects those surface portions of the clip fixing heat up and degrade the adjacent film material to an accelerated degree compared with other exposed portions of the film.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to over- come these difficulties by providing a clip fixing for retaining plastics film material under tension which in particular pro¬ vides a water-tight connection between the fixing parts and the film, and which so distributes the forces upon it when retain¬ ing the film under tension that deformation of the support frame member containing the clip fixing does not occur, or at least not to the same extent as hereinbefore, both these achieve ments being possible irrespective of the thickness of film used. According to the invention there is provided a clip fixing for retaining plastics film material under tension in a support frame comprising a first elongate channel member inte¬ gral with or attachable to the support frame or a respective support frame member, a second elongate channel member retain- able in assembly in the first channel member in inverted relationship to secure the film between opposing surface profiled side flanks of the channel members characterised in a pivot and socket joint formed between opposing flanks of the first and second channel members for retaining film, and permitting the second channel member to swivel from a disengaged position to an engaged position in said inverted relationship in the first channel member, a first lever on the second channel member extending from one side of said joint and arranged to set up tension in the film between the joint and a base member of said first channel member as the second channel member is moved to said engaged position, and a second lever on the second channel member extending from the other side of said joint to bear against the retained film entering the joint so that imposed tension in the film constrains the second channel member to maintain the engaged position.
The advantage of this arrangement is that the action of the two levers, in conjunction with the tensioned film, operating around the pivot and socket joint, provides an air and water-tight connection between the two channel members of the clip fixing, in contrast to the prior art.
The second channel member may be provided with • resilience, and the entrance to the socket made restrictive with respect to the pivot, so that in the disengaged position of the second channel member the film can be initially held between the cooperating surfaces of the joint, by force-fit engagement of the pivot in the socket.
The film thereafter passes around the free end of the first lever, "so that as the second channel^member is rotated into the engaged position, it is stretched and tensioned along the length of the first lever by the action of the free end of the lever physically yielding, due to its resilience, to pinch the film against the base member of the first channel.
The manner also in which the clip fixing of the invention retains the film under tension results in improved distribution of those tension forces acting to deform the fixing along its length. In particular stress is concentrated solely along the swivel joint.
The invention will now be described in further detail. The description will make reference to the sole accom¬ panying drawing which is a cross-sectional view of a preferred form of clip fixing according to the invention for retaining and tensioning thin plastics film.
BEST MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The clip fixing for retaining and tensioning plastics film F shown in the drawing, comprises a first channel member 1, usually part of a support frame across which the film is tensioned, and a second inverted channel member 2 which is able to engage the channel member 1 as shown to retain the film F under tension. The channel member 2 is resiliently formed either by being constructed entirely of a plastics material for example, or having a metal core of aluminium ribbon for instance surrounded by a coating of plastics material, this latter con- struction being possible by known simultaneous extrusion tech¬ niques.
One flank 3 of the channel member 1 is provided with an elongate rib 4, which protrudes towards the interior of the channel member 1. The rib 4 is part-circular in section, the circle being incomplete to the extent to form a connecting neck 5 to the wall portion 6 of the remainder of the flank 3. The interior surface of the wall portion 6 has a straight section 7 between the base portion 8 of the channel 1 at right angles to it, and an inwardly curved return portion 9 running out into the circular surface of the rib 4.
The base portion 8 of the channel 1 is closer to the rib 4, than the remainder of the base 10, to form a radiused indent 11.
The flank 12 of the channel member 2 is provided with a socket 13 complementary to the rib 4, the socket 13 having an entrance E of lesser dimension than the diameter D of the rib 4, so that due to the resilience of the channel 2, the socket 13 can be inserted over the pivot by a snap-fit action, so forming a swivel joint J for the channel 1 on the channel 2, with the film F tightly held between their cooperating surfaces. A lever arm 14 extends to one side of the socket 13, the lever arm 14 tapering to a resiliently deformable point 15, and having a straight inner surface portion 16 between the point 15, and a curved return elongate rib portion 17 to the interior surface of the socket 13. The curved return 17 is complementary to the curved return 9 in flank 3. A further arm 18 extends to the other side of the socket 13, the arm 18 being a continuation of the line of the base 19 of inverted channel member 2.
The other flank 20 of channel member 1 has a profiled recess 21 on its inner surface having a first surface constituting an insertion ramp 22 sloping inwardly with respect to the interior of channel member 1, and a second surface con¬ stituting a locking ramp 23 sloping outwardly with respect to that interior finally to terminate in a step portion 24 in the inner surface of the flank 20. The flank 25 has its outer surface complementarily profiled to that of recess 21 constituted by a first surface 26 complementary to insertion ramp 22, and a second surface 27 complementary to locking ramp 23, and a bulbous tip 29 sub¬ stantially complementary to the step portion 24. In the accompanying illustration, the channel member
1 is shown in the engaged inverted position in the channel member 2, to retain the film F under tension between the profiled flanks (3, 12) and 20, 25).
To reach this position, the film F is initially pinched between the cooperating surface of the swivel joint J by snap-fit insertion of the socket 13 on rib 4, with the flanks (20, 25) out of engagement, and stretched across the ends of the flanks 12, and 25, namely over point 15 and bulbous tip 29.
The channel member 2 is then rotated anti-clockwise on the swivel joint J, until the bulbous tip 29 contacts the insertion ramp 22, thereby holding the film F tightly between egress of the film F from the cooperating surfaces of the joint J and over the point 15 of lever arm 14, and the tip 29.
Due to resilience of the channel member 2, the tip 29 yields upon further anti-clockwise rotation to allow even- tual movement (corresponding to the engaged position of the fixing) into the cooperating step portion 24, and in this position, the film is then gripped between locking surfaces (23, 28), and ramp faces (22, 27).
During this movement, the tip 15 of lever arm 14 follows the arc of a circle whose centre of curvature is at the centre of the circular pivot 4, all the time tensioning the film F along its length, until in the engaged position of the fixing, the return 17 engages in the return 9, and the surface 16 of lever arm 14 is held hard against the surface 7 of flank portion 6.
The film F is pinched tight in this position between the point 15 and the base portion 8, and to this end, the point 15 resiliently yields as the lever moves into its final position, so setting up resilient stress at the end of the lever to "crush" or "pinch" the film into contact with the portion 8 so ensuring a water-tight seal.
The radiused indent 11, as will be appreciated, assists in facilitating movement of the lever into its final position by reducing resistance to bending of the tip 15.
In the final engaged position of the clip fixing as shown, the lever arm 18 bears on the tensioned film F. 5 As mentioned, in the prior art, the tensional forces set up across the support frame are such as to cause deforma¬ tion of the frame support members and special compensatory features have to be introduced to avoid this. These involve incorporating special corner stiffeners, and leaving tolerance 0 gaps at the corner joints which close up after the tensioning process is complete.
With the present invention, the stress set up in the frame members is concentrated solely at the swivel joints of the clip fixing, and no stress is exerted in the engaged _ position of the fixing, along the other engaging flanks of the fixing, which are therefore simply necessary to position the film prior to tensioning by means of the other flanks incorpor¬ ating the swivel joint.
It is also to be noted, that the arm 18 performs an Q additional service in the form of a radiation shield in that it protects the exposed surfaces of the joint J from harmful radiation which would otherwise cause excessive degradation of the plastics film.
The clip fixing of the invention moreover, in con- trast to the prior art, is capable of handling film material of varying thickness hardness and flexibility due to the leverage action attainable by menas of lever arm 14 in cooperation with the swivel joint J.

Claims

1. A clip fixing for retaining plastics film material under tension in a support frame comprising a first elongate channel member integral with or attachable to the support frame or a respective support frame member, a second elongate channel member retainable in assembly in the first channel member in inverted relationship to secure the film between opposing surface profiled side flanks of the channel members, characterised in a pivot and socket joint formed between opposing flanks of the first and second channel members for retaining film, and permitting the second channel member to swivel from a disengaged position to an engaged position in said inverted relationship in the first channel member, a first lever on the second channel member extending from one side of said joint and arranged to set up tension in the film between the joint and a base member of said first channel member as the second channel member is moved to said engaged position, and a second lever on the second channel member extending from the other side of said joint to bear against the retained film entering the joint so that imposed tension in the film constrains the second channel member to maintain the engaged position.
2. A clip fixing as claimed in claim 1 wherein the pivot and socket joint is constituted by a bulbous rib on one side flank of the first channel member which engages a complementary recess on an opposing side flank of the second channel member.
3. A clip fixing as claimed in claim 2 wherein said recess has a restricted entrance with respect to said bulbous rib such that engagement of the pivot and socket joint is possible by a snap-fit action.
4. A clip fixing as claimed in claim 3 wherein the inner surface of the said one flank of the first channel member between said bulbous rib therein and the said base member of the first channel member, is complementary to the opposing surface of said first lever in the second channel member, these two said surfaces coming together in said engaged position of the fixing to retain the film therebetween.
5. A clip fixing as claimed in claim 4 wherein said first lever terminates in a tip portion which yields upon con¬ tact with said base member of the second channel member during said swivel movement to said engaged position thereby to provide gripping means for said film passing therebetween.
6. A clip fixing as claimed in claim 5 wherein the base surface of said first channel member is provided with a radiused indent adjacent said base member, which reduces resistance to the said yielding of said tip portion as the second channel member moves to said engaged position.
7. A clip fixing as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the inner surface of the other side flank of the first channel member is constituted by an insertion ramp sloping inwardly with respect to the interior of said second channel means, and a locking ramp sloping outwardly with respect to that interior, the opposing surface of the other side flank of the second channel member having sur- face portions complementary to said insertion and locking ramps which cooperate in the engaged position of the fixing to grip the film therebetween.
8. A clip fixing as claimed in claim 7 wherein said locking ramp defines a step recess in said inner surface of the other side flank of the first channel member into which engages a complementary tail or tip of the opposing side flank of the second channel member and between which the film is tightly retained, said step recess being above said base member of the first channel member with respect to an inner base surface thereof.
9. A clip fixing as claimed in any preceding claim wherein said second channel member is constructed of a plastics material over a metal core of aluminium ribbon.
10. A clip fixing for retaining plastics film material under tension in a support frame comprising a first elongate channel member integral with or attachable to the support frame or a respective support frame member, a second elongate channel member retainable in assembly in the first channel member in inverted relationship to secure the film between opposing surface profiled side flanks of the channel members, characterised in a pivot and socket joint formed between one set of opposing flank surfaces of the first and second channel members for clamping the film, and to permit the second channel member to swivel from a disengaged position to an engaged position in said inverted relationship, the remainder of the flank of ' said second channel member extending from said joint constituting means which acts progressively to clamp the film under tension between said joint and the base of said first channel member as the second channel member moves to said engaged position, and complementary forma- tions on the other set of opposing flank surfaces of the first and second channel members which provide for snap- fit engagement as the second channel member swivels to said engaged position on said joint to clamp the film under tension between said formations and said one set of opposing flank surfaces.
11. A clip fixing as claimed in claim 12 wherein an element of the second channel member bears against the retained film entering the joint in said engaged position of the fixing so that imposed tension in the film constrains the second channel member to maintain the engaged position.
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