Cable fixation device
AssigneeHellermannTyton Corporation
InventorOle Matz
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Abstract
A fixation device for holding a bundle of cables onto a structure. The fixation device includes a head member arranged on a leg member extending from a fixation foot configured to affix the fixation device on the structure to the head member for positioning and fixing the bundle of cables. The fixation device further includes a positioning feature, thereby enabling a plurality of relative positioning of the head member and the leg member.
Claims20
A fixation device configured to secure a bundle of cables to a structure, the fixation device comprising:
- a head member arranged on a leg member, the leg member extending from a fixation foot for fixing the fixation device on the structure to the head member for positioning and fixing the bundle of cables;
- a positioning feature enabling a plurality of relative positioning of the head member and the leg member, wherein the leg member and the head member are distinct members, wherein the positioning feature further enables complementary engagement of the distinct members;
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- a key configured to prevent disengagement of the head member and the leg member, wherein the key comprises a first arm inserted in a key hole of the head member and engaged in a hollow arranged on the leg member, wherein the hollow is an annular groove surrounding the leg member, the key hole is tangent to the groove so the first arm registers in both the key hole and the groove prevents disengagement of the head member from the leg member.
A method of arranging and fixing a bundle of cables on a structure, the method comprising the following steps:
- a) providing a fixation device comprising a head member arranged on a leg member, the leg member extending from a fixation foot for fixing the fixation device on the structure to the head member for positioning and fixing the bundle of cables, a positioning feature enabling a plurality of relative positioning of the head member and the leg member, wherein the leg member and the head member are distinct members, wherein the positioning feature further enables complementary engagement of the distinct members, and a key configured to prevent disengagement of the head member and the leg member, wherein the key comprises an arm inserted in a key hole of the head member and engaged in a hollow arranged on the leg member, wherein the hollow is an annular groove surrounding the leg member, the key hole is tangent to the groove so the arm registers in both the key hole and the groove prevents disengagement of the head member from the leg member;
- b) fixing the leg member onto the structure via fixation means;
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- c) arranging the head member in a chosen position relative to the leg member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.