US 12,188,588 B2
Securing bracket
Oliver Sunderland, Sheffield (GB)
Assigned to GRIPPLE LIMITED, (GB)
Appl. No. 17/598,523
Filed by Gripple Limited, Sheffield (GB)
PCT Filed Apr. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/053850
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 27, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/222092, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 5, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1906149 (GB), filed on May 2, 2019; and application No. 2005128 (GB), filed on Apr. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0146019 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. F16L 3/04 (2006.01); F16L 3/12 (2006.01); F16L 3/23 (2006.01); H02G 3/32 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 3/04 (2013.01) [F16L 3/1218 (2013.01); F16L 3/23 (2013.01); H02G 3/32 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A securing assembly comprising a securing bracket, an article and a support, wherein the securing bracket comprises an elongate member bent to form:
a fastening region comprising a first region of the elongate member, wherein the securing bracket is fastened to the support at said first region;
a holding region of the elongate member, wherein said holding region holds the article; and
an urging region of the elongate member, wherein the urging region comprises a substantially U-shaped portion of said elongate member to urge the holding region towards the support, so that the holding region holds the article against the support; and
wherein the holding region comprises a gripping portion formed of a single segment of said holding region, and the holding region further includes a retaining portion for retaining the article between the gripping portion and the support;
wherein the gripping portion is provided between the urging region and the retaining portion; and
the article is arranged between the gripping portion and the support.