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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Maxim A. Popov, Zhukovsky, RU;
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A clamping assembly for supporting a tubular object accessing a through-hole in a panel includes a clamp and a retainer configured to be positioned at least partially around the tubular object on a first side and a second side, respectively, of the through-hole. The clamp and retainer respectively include at least one clamp lock mechanism and at least one retainer lock mechanism configured to move between a respective open position and a respective closed position. The clamp includes at least one clamp hook configured to engage with the at least one retainer hole in the retainer in a snap-fit relation when the clamp and the retainer are in the respective closed position at the first side and second side, respectively, of the through-hole. A method of supporting a tubular object and an aircraft having the clamping assembly are also disclosed.