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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1998
Pietro Cau, Turin, IT;
Rocco Calabrese, Turin, IT;
I.T.W. Fastex Italia S.p.A., Strasa Settimo, IT;
Abstract
An assembly for protecting and fastening pipes to a vehicle body/underbody fitted with projecting electrowelded threaded fastening pins; the assembly includes at least one supporting element, and a protection element in the form of a channel snap-on connectable integral with one or more supporting elements, which are defined by respective clips, each having at least one through seat for housing a pipe, and a through hole perpendicular with respect to the seat and for engaging a respective threaded pin; the clips have integral elastic snap-on connecting means for retaining the channel, which is of predetermined length, is U-shaped in section, and has conjugate retaining elements, in which case, the through hole is provided internally with gripping means for gripping the pins; or the hole is a through hole, and the assembly also includes a sleeve, which engages the hole in the clip as well as a corresponding slotted through hole in the channel by means of a tubular body provided internally with means for gripping the pins, and having a head which rests against the channel.