Cable support
AssigneeHellermannTyton Corporation
InventorPhilip Chapman
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Abstract
A cable support is provided that includes an elongate support member for supporting a cable or cables secured thereto. A mounting member is connected to the support member and secures the support member to a mounting stud on a trim panel or other support substrate. The mounting member comprises a bore for receiving the mounting stud. A locking member is provided that has an aperture formed therein for receiving the mounting stud. The locking member is connected to the mounting member in axial alignment with the bore and rotatably connected to the mounting member such that the mounting member and support member are rotatable relative to the locking member.
Claims34
A cable support comprising:
- a support member for supporting a cable or cables secured thereto;
- a mounting section configured to secure the cable support to a panel, wherein the mounting section comprises a bore configured to receive a mounting stud;
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- a locking member having an aperture formed therein for receiving said mounting stud, the locking member being connected to the mounting section in axial alignment with the bore, wherein the locking member is rotatably connected to the mounting section such that the mounting section and the support member are rotatable relative to the locking member, wherein the bore of the support member includes an innermost opening and an outermost opening with an insertion direction being defined in a direction extending from the outermost opening towards the innermost opening which in use is the direction in which the mounting section is inserted onto the mounting stud and wherein the locking member is inserted into the mounting section in the insertion direction with the mounting section including one or more stop members to limit axial insertion of the locking member and one or more retaining members to prevent removal of the locking member in the opposite axial direction once inserted.
A cable support configured to support a cable secured to a mounting stud, said cable support comprising:
- a support member configured to support the cable secured thereto;
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- a mounting member connected to the support member and configured to secure the support member to the mounting stud, wherein the mounting member defines a circular bore configured to receive the mounting stud, wherein a locking member is disposed within the bore, the locking member defining an aperture therein configured to receive the mounting stud, wherein the locking member is connected to the mounting member such that the locking member is rotatable relative to the mounting member, wherein the locking member is in axial alignment with the bore, wherein the locking member is a metal disk having an annular planar surface surrounding the aperture, wherein the locking member further includes a reinforcing wall surrounding an outer edge of the annular planar surface, wherein the mounting member includes a stop member extending in a circumferential direction from a bore edge and a retaining clip extending in the circumferential direction from the bore edge axially separated from the stop member, and wherein the reinforcing wall is disposed intermediate the stop member and the retaining clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.