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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2009
Rolf Revenus, Karlsruhe, DE;
Rolf Revenus, Karlsruhe, DE;
Maquet GmbH & Co. KG, Rastatt, DE;
Abstract
In the encasement of a height-adjustable support column comprising a plurality of encasement elements () which are arranged annularly around the support column and which engage each other in a telescopic manner and can be slid relatively to each other in the axial direction of the support column, the encasement elements () each consisting of a material band () bent into a ring whose abutting edges () each have a rebate () bent backwards and are connected to each other by means of a retainer clip () having a C-shaped profile and clasping the rebates, at least one of the rebates () is provided with a recess () into which a locking element () provided on the retainer clip () can be engaged.