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US 10,029,835 B1Granted
Tool-free cable mounting device
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsNathanial Cuddy, Anthony E. Anderson
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Abstract
A cable mounting device for securing a cable. The cable mounting device includes a spacer having an elongated body with a base end and a top end distal from the base end. The cable mounting device further includes a cable fastener integrally formed with the spacer on a side of the elongated body approximate to the top end. The cable fastener includes a locking head and a strap that engage to form a closed loop that is non-overlapping with an area directly above the top end of the spacer.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a cable tie mount comprising:
- a spacer having an elongated body with a base end, a top end distal from the base end, a hollow cavity between the base end and the top end, and a notch in a side of the elongated body that exposes the hollow cavity of the spacer;
- a cable fastener integrally formed with the spacer on a side of the elongated body;
- an expandable plug on the base end of the spacer;
- and
- a rivet in the hollow cavity of the spacer, the rivet including a head and a shank;
- wherein the notch exposes the head of the rivet in the hollow cavity;
- and
- wherein the shank of the rivet aligns with the expandable plug.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a cable tie mount comprising:
- a spacer having an elongated body with a base end, a top end distal from the base end, a hollow cavity between the base end and the top end, and a notch in a side of the elongated body that exposes the hollow cavity of the spacer;
- a cable fastener formed on the elongated body;
- and
- a rivet including a head, a shank, and an expandable plug distal from the head;
- wherein the base end includes a base opening that is smaller than the hollow cavity;
- wherein the head is positioned in the hollow cavity and is larger than the base opening;
- wherein the shank is sized to fit through the base opening and into the expandable plug to cause the expandable plug to expand;
- wherein the expandable plug is formed on the base end to project away from the spacer;
- and
- wherein the notch exposes the head through the side of the elongated body.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first cable tie mount;
- and
- a second cable tie mount;
- each of the first cable tie mount and the second cable tie mount comprising:
- a spacer having an elongated body with a base end, a top end distal from the base end, a hollow cavity between the base end and the top end, and a notch in a side of the elongated body that exposes the hollow cavity of the spacer;
- a cable fastener formed on the elongated body;
- and
- a rivet integrated with the spacer and including a head, a shank, and an expandable plug distal from the head;
- wherein the top end includes a top opening that is smaller than the hollow cavity;
- wherein the base end includes a base opening that is smaller than the hollow cavity;
- wherein the head is positioned in the hollow cavity of the spacer and is larger than the base opening;
- wherein the shank extends through the base opening and is slidable within the base opening;
- wherein the expandable plug projects from the base end of the spacer;
- and
- wherein the expandable plug of the second cable tie mount fits into the top opening of the first cable tie mount to stack the second cable tie mount on top of the first cable tie mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.