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Device for fixing a tubular element in an inaccessible cavity

US6604549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 2002
Grant dateAug 12, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L2101/50
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for fixing a tubular element in a cavity, which device is made up of hoops made of an elastically flexible material disposed in cross-sectional planes of said cavity, and means for retaining said element, said device being characterized in that, along the longitudinal axis of said cavity, said hoops are secured together by a flexible longitudinal support and are interconnected by a flexible membrane.

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