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US 10,591,090 B2Granted
Top drive service loop clamp with torsional relief
AssigneeNexans
InventorRobert White
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Abstract
A flange assembly for supporting a cable has a flange for supporting a cable therein. A flange body has one or more lugs disposed about a circumference of said flange body. A retention ring is dimensioned to fit over the flange body and retain the flange assembly by connecting with the lugs.
Claims2
A flange assembly for supporting a cable, comprising:
- a flange for supporting a cable therein;
- a flange body having one or more lugs disposed about a circumference of said flange body;
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- a retention ring dimensioned to fit over said flange body and retain said flange assembly by connecting with said lugs, wherein said retention ring has one or more lug retention elements corresponding to said one or more lugs,
- wherein each said lugs, each have a first dimension spanning an arc of the circumference of the flange body and each of said lug retention elements each have a corresponding first dimension spanning an arc of the retention ring,
- wherein the first dimension spanning an arc of the circumference of the flange body of said lugs is smaller than the corresponding first dimension spanning the arc of the retention ring of said lug retention elements, allowing radial movement of said lugs within said lug retention elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.