US 12,078,287 B2
Bracket for securing a device
Joseph Sharpstone, Hailsham (GB); Jack Mabon, Hailsham (GB); Chris Forshaw, Hailsham (GB); and Philip Capon, Hailsham (GB)
Assigned to Aspen Pumps Limited, Hailsham (GB)
Appl. No. 17/796,459
Filed by Aspen Pumps Limited, Hailsham (GB)
PCT Filed Jan. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/050023
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/152285, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2001238 (GB), filed on Jan. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0341083 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. F16M 11/00 (2006.01); F04B 53/00 (2006.01); F04B 53/16 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 13/02 (2013.01) [F04B 53/003 (2013.01); F04B 53/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket for securing a device to an elongate structure, the bracket comprising:
a body adapted to hold the device and that includes a back plate and a pair of fingers extending therefrom, wherein the pair of fingers are adapted to respectively engage with a pair of opposing surfaces of the device to support the device; and
a securing element attached to the body,
wherein the securing element including bosses, each boss includes a slot, a core and an end surface,
wherein the bosses are arranged on the securing element, such that the end surfaces cooperatively define a gap into which the elongate structure can be received when the securing element is in a first position relative to the elongate structure, and the slots are adapted to receive the elongate structure upon rotation of the securing element from the first position to a second position relative to the elongate structure,
wherein the bracket is secured to the elongate structure by a engagement of the elongate structure and the bosses of the securing element in the second position, and wherein the back plate includes a raised section defining a cavity for receiving the securing element, the securing element includes a base that is adapted to be secured in the cavity on a first side of the back plate, and the bosses protrude through the back plate and are disposed on a second side of the back plate.