Connector construction

{
  "publication_number": "US7597291B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Connector construction",
  "abstract": "An attachment construction (11) for anchoring means at a steel support (1) comprises a mounting element (12) and three U-shaped attaching elements (21) each arranged using mounting means (15) pivotly on a mounting element (12). The attaching elements (21) each have a receptacle (25) for a fixation means of the associated anchoring means. The receptacle (25) is configured as a slot-shaped aperture running over the entire U-shaped connecting element (21).",
  "claims": [
    "1. An attachment construction for joining an anchoring means (2) to a support (1, 3) of a support construction, the attachment construction comprising: a mounting element (12); an attaching element (21), wherein the attaching element (21) has: a first member (22), a second member (23), a connecting section (24) connecting the first member (22) with the second member (23), wherein the first member (22) and the second member (23) each have free end zones having apertures (27) for a pivotable arrangement of the attaching element (21) to the mounting element (12) using a mounting means (15), and a receptacle (25) for a fixation means (71) of the anchoring means (2), and formed as a slot-shaped aperture extending from the first member (22) to the second member (23) via the connecting section (24); and at least two retaining elements (31; 52) for attaching of the mounting element (12) to the support (1; 3).",
    "2. The attachment construction of claim 1, wherein the connecting section (24) arcuately connects the first member (22) and the second member (23).",
    "3. The attachment construction of claim 1, wherein the connecting section (24) of the attaching element (21) has at least one linearly running section.",
    "4. The attachment construction of claim 1, wherein the mounting element (12) is a support section (13).",
    "5. The attachment construction of claim 4, wherein a plurality of attaching elements (21) are provided on the support section (13) for affixing a plurality of anchoring means (3) to the attachment construction (11; 51).",
    "6. The attachment construction of claim 1, wherein the retaining element (31; 52) has a first clamp section (32), a second clamp section (33) arranged opposite to the first clamp section (32) and a connecting section (34) connecting the two clamp sections (32, 33) for gripping around an edge of the support (1; 3), wherein at least one passage opening (35, 40) is provided for a fixation means (37, 39) at least one of the clamp sections (32, 33).",
    "7. The attachment construction of claim 1, wherein the connecting section (34) of the retaining element (31; 52) has a passage opening (40) for passing through of a mounting element (12) and another passage opening (55) for a fastening means.",
    "8. The attachment construction of claim 7, wherein the connecting section (34) of the retaining element (31; 52) has another passage opening (55) for a fastening means.",
    "9. The attachment construction of claim 1, wherein a retaining band (61) is provided with at least one fastening section (62, 63) for affixing one of the mounting element (12) and the retaining element (31; 52) to the support (3), wherein the at least one fastening section (62, 63) has at least one passage opening (64, 66) for a fastening means (65, 67).",
    "10. The fastening construction of claim 1, wherein the fixation means (71) of the anchoring means (2) has a fixing receiving part (73) for arranging the anchoring means (2) and at least two gripping sections (74) for gripping around edges (26) of the slot-shaped aperture of the receptacle (25) of the fastening element (21).",
    "11. The attachment construction of claim 1, wherein the fixation means (71) of the anchoring means (2) has a first dimension (A) that is smaller than the width (B) of the aperture of the receptacle (25) of the fastening element (21) for introducing the fixation means (71) into the aperture of the receptacle (25) of the fastening element (21), in a first position, and a second dimension (C) running perpendicular to the first dimension (A), which is larger than the width (B) of the aperture of the receptacle (25) of the attaching element (21), for gripping around the edges (26) of the slot-shaped aperture of the receptacle (25) of the attaching element (21) in a second position."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The invention relates to a connector construction for a support or support construction having a bearing member and a connecting member. The connecting element has a first member and a second member as well as a connection segment connecting the first member and the second member. In the free end zones of the first member and of the second member there are passages for a pivot assembly of the connecting element to the bearing element using a bearing means. The attachment element has a receptacle for an anchoring means of the tensioning element.\n\nIn steel and reinforced steel industrial structures, suspension constructions are frequently arranged on the supports of the support construction for creating a flexible connecting means, for example, on the required and frequently extensive structural utilities and process media such as electricity, compressed air and water. This type of suspension construction are, for example, grid ceilings, which are suspended by anchoring means on the support construction of the building, for example, on the ceiling supports of the steel or reinforced steel hall at a specific distance from same. Because of the large support intervals, the anchoring means for the suspension construction must be arranged perpendicular and diagonally from the supports relative to the grid of the suspended plane.",
  "cpc": [
    "E04B 9/18",
    "E04B 9/20",
    "F16B 2/12",
    "F16L 3/24"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "E04B 9/18",
    "E04B 9/20",
    "E04G 3/00",
    "F16B 2/12",
    "F16L 3/24"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "HILTI AG"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "HOFFMANN ARMIN"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2005-02-09",
  "publication_date": "2009-10-06",
  "grant_date": "2009-10-06",
  "priority_date": "2004-02-09",
  "application_number": "US-5416305-A",
  "family_id": "34673208",
  "citations": [
    "DE52730C",
    "DE8804935U1",
    "GB2225805A",
    "US5897088A",
    "US6393795B1",
    "US7191987B2",
    "WO0181776A1",
    "WO03042572A1"
  ]
}