Attachments, brackets, and support assemblies
US8870138B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/34
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An attachment device which includes: a length of material which is fixed to a body portion of the attachment device at one end thereof via a loop, the other end of the length of material being capable, in use, of being passed around a frame or part thereof to which the bracket is to be attached; a gripping mechanism capable of receiving the free end of the length of material and holding the length of material received therein, in a set position, until the gripping mechanism is released; and wherein the looping of the length of material to the body portion positions the length of material between the body portion and the frame or part thereof to which the attachment device is attached in use.
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