| 摘要 |
The fire protection of steelwork requires insulation material to be fitted around any exposed steelwork. Typical steelwork comprises I-section rolled steel members, but the flange thickness can vary considerably in thickness. The present invention aims to provide a single push-on clip which can be fitted to the most commonly used flange sizes providing a simple but effective means of attaching fire protection material to steelwork. Accordingly, the clip according to the present invention comprises a length of wire which is bent to form a first abutment (limbs 3, 5) disposed immediate the ends of the length of the wire and which is further provided with a pair of second abutments (limbs 15, 22; 13, 28) connected to the first abutment by respective connecting limb portions (9, 11). The first and second abutments are adapted to engage opposite sides of a side flange of the steelwork. Twisting and/or bending of the wire allows the spacing between the first and second abutments to be adjusted to suit a particular flange dimension. Each second abutment is disposed between the first abutment and a respective free end (24, 32) of said length of wire, and wherein the wire beyond said second abutments is returned by one or more bends (20, 29) to provide two free ends which extend in two substantially perpendicular directions. When the clip is fitted to steelwork at least one of the free ends will project from the steelwork and provide a mounting post on which fire protection material can be impaled. <IMAGE> |
