Clip for attaching splash bars to cooling tower fill support grid

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4774034
SERIAL NO

07101144

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A clip for securing splash bars of a cooling tower fill structure to supporting grids is adapted to receive grid members having different cross-sectional configurations. Opposed, depending legs of the clip are connected to tabs that normally project into a channel receiving a section of the grid member, in order to reduce the cross-sectional area of the channel in instances where the grid member has a relatively small transverse configuration. The tabs are resilient and hence deflectable in a lateral direction to enlarge the available transverse area of the channel as may be necessary to receive sections of grid members having larger cross-sectional configurations. In preferred embodiments, the clip is integrally molded of a synthetic resinous material and the tabs are relatively thin to enable the tabs to self-deflect in a lateral direction as the clip is installed onto a larger grid member. A lower edge portion of each tab is inclined relative to vertical to facilitate lateral deflection of the tab as the edge portion comes into contact with the grid member during installation of the clip.

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MARLEY COOLING TOWER COMPANY THE 5800 FOXRIDGE DRIVE MISSION COUTNY OF JOHNSON AND STATE KANSAS A CORP OF DENot Provided

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fritz, Gerald D Raytown, MO 3 24

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