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US 7,980,377 · App. 12/543,954 · Granted Jul 19, 2011

Mounting arrangement

Assignee: Brelko Patents (PTY) Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,980,377
App. No.
12/543,954
Granted
Jul 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mounting arrangement, for securing a protective component to a chute or conveyor structure, having a hook-shaped formation which engages with the protective component, a first beaded section located in a first undercut slot in a supporting base, and a retaining mechanism which abuts a side of the first beaded section and which has a second beaded section located in a second undercut slot in the base.

Claims (8)

1. A mounting arrangement for a protective and containment component which includes an elongate rib and an elongate body which extends from the rib, the mounting arrangement comprising: an elongate base made from a resiliently deformable material and formed with an elongate slot with at least a first undercut formation, the elongate base, in use, being attached to a support structure; and a retaining mechanism having a first formation engageable with the rib, and a second formation insertable into the slot and which is engageable with the first undercut formation, to thereby secure the rib to the base.

2. The mounting arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the retaining mechanism further comprises: a first component which carries the first formation and wherein a portion of the first component extends into the slot; and a second component which carries the second formation and which is engageable with the first component to thereby clamp the rib to the base.

3. The mounting arrangement according to claim 2 wherein the first formation is hook-shaped and the first component comprises a flange which is located in the slot and against which the second component bears.

4. The mounting arrangement according to claim 2 wherein the first formation is hook-shaped and the second component is shaped to engage with a second, undercut formation in the slot.

5. The mounting arrangement according to claim 4 wherein the second undercut formation opposes the first undercut formation.

6. The mounting arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the retaining mechanism comprises a single element which includes the first formation and the second formation.

7. The mounting arrangement according to any one of claim 1 wherein the second formation is engageable with the first undercut formation by resiliently deforming the base.

8. A mounting arrangement, for securing a protective component to a chute or conveyor structure, the mounting arrangement comprising: a hook-shaped formation which engages with the protective component; a first beaded section located in a first undercut slot in a supporting base; and a retaining mechanism abutting a side of the first beaded section and having a second beaded section located in a second undercut slot in the base.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2009
From: ELLIS, PETER; KING, MELVYN GEORGE
To: BRELKO PATENTS (PTY) LTD
Reel/Frame 023241/0371 →
Continuity (1)
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