Clip with a head and a shank extending from the head along a longitudinal axis

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11242879-B2
Application number	US-201716315614-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2017
Priority date	Jul 4, 2016
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

A clip with a head and a shank extending along a longitudinal axis from the head in which ribs are provided, each rib extending from a base of the respective rib on the shank to an end of the respective rib radially spaced from the base of the respective rib,
a rib is connected in sections directly to the head, a rib has an elastic arm which protrudes from the respective rib, a rib has a side extending between the rib base and the rib end, wherein the elastic arm of this rib protrudes from this side of the rib, an elastic arm having first and second sections, the first section being connected at one end to the rib and at its other end to the second section, the second section extending in a different direction from the first section, the first section is connected directly to the head.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A clip with a head and with a shank extending along a longitudinal axis from the head, in which at least two ribs are provided, wherein each rib extends from a base of the respective rib on the shank to an end of the respective rib radially spaced from the base of the respective rib,
wherein each rib is connected at least in sections directly to the head,
wherein each rib has an elastic arm which protrudes from the respective rib,
wherein each rib has a side which extends between the base of the rib and the end of the rib, wherein the elastic arm of the rib protrudes from the side of the rib,
wherein at least one elastic arm of at least one has a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is connected at one end to the rib and at its other end to the second section, wherein the second section extends in a different direction from the first section,
wherein the first section is connected at least in sections directly to the head, and
wherein the extent of the second section of each elastic arm in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis on the portion which is connected to the first section is smaller than the extent of the second section of each elastic arm in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis in a portion of the second section which is located further along the extent of the second section from the first section.

2. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the maximum radial extension of a first rib of the at least two ribs between the base of the first rib and the end of the first rib is different from the maximum radial extension of a second rib of the at least two ribs between the base of the second rib and the end of the second rib.

3. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein at least three ribs are provided and wherein for all the ribs except one rib the maximum radial distance between the base of the respective rib and the end of the respective rib is the same, while for the one rib the maximum distance between the base of the rib and the end of the rib is different from the maximum radial distance between the base of the other ribs and the respective ends of the other ribs.

4. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the first section of each elastic arm has a plate-like design and in which the side of each rib is designed to be flat and in which the first section is not perpendicular to the side of the rib.

5. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein each rib is stiff.

6. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the length of at least one rib in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the shank or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shank is the same as the extent of the shank in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the shank.

7. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein at least one rib tapers in the direction of the end of the shank.

8. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the length of the first section of each elastic arm in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis at the end of the first section which is connected to the rib is smaller than the length of the rib in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.

9. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the second section has a bulging portion which bulges outward.

10. The clip according to claim 9 , wherein the bulging portion has an edge which represents the transition of a peripheral surface of the bulging portion into a surface of the second section facing the head.

11. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein at least three ribs are provided and wherein for all the ribs except one rib the maximum radial distance between the base of the respective rib and the end of the respective rib is the same, while for the one rib the maximum distance between the base of the rib and the end of the rib is different from the maximum radial distance between the base of the other ribs and the respective ends of the other ribs.

12. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the first section of the elastic arm has a plate-like design and in which the side of the rib is designed to be flat and in which the first section is not perpendicular to the side of the rib.

13. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein each rib is stiff.

14. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the length of at least one rib in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the shank or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shank is the same as the extent of the shank in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the shank.

15. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein at least one rib tapers in the direction of the end of the shank.

16. A clip with a head and with a shank extending along a longitudinal axis from the head, in which at least two ribs are provided, wherein each rib extends from a base of the respective rib on the shank to an end of the respective rib radially spaced from the base of the respective rib,
wherein each rib is connected at least in sections directly to the head,
wherein each rib has an elastic arm which protrudes from the respective rib,
wherein each rib has a side which extends between the base of the rib and the end of the rib, wherein the elastic arm of the rib protrudes from the side of the rib,
wherein the maximum radial extension of a first rib between the base of the first rib and the end of the first rib is different from the maximum radial extension of a second rib between the base of the second rib and the end of the second rib.

17. The clip according to claim 16 , wherein at least one elastic arm has a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is connected at one end to the rib and at its other end to the second section, wherein the second section extends in a different direction from the first section.

18. A clip with a head and with a shank extending along a longitudinal axis from the head, in which at least two ribs are provided, wherein each rib extends from a base of the respective rib on the shank to an end of the respective rib radially spaced from the base of the respective rib,
wherein each rib is connected at least in sections directly to the head,
wherein each rib has an elastic arm which protrudes from the respective rib,
wherein each rib has a side which extends between the base of the rib and the end of the rib, wherein the elastic arm of the rib protrudes from the side of the rib,
wherein at least one elastic arm has a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is connected at one end to the rib and at its other end to the second section, wherein the second section extends in a different direction from the first section, and
wherein at least three ribs are provided and wherein for all the ribs except one rib the maximum radial distance between the base of the respective rib and the end of the respective rib is the same, while for one rib the maximum distance between the base of the rib and the end of the one rib is different from the maximum radial distance between the base of the other ribs and the respective ends of the other ribs.

19. The clip according to claim 18 , wherein the first section is connected at least in sections directly to the head.

Assignees

• A Raymond Et Cie

Inventors

• Kolb Christian
• Schreiyäck Daniel

Classifications

• B60R13/0206

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• F16B21/086 Primary

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• Y10T24/42

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• Y10T24/309

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• B60R21/20

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