US 11,142,381 B1Granted

Saddle that adjusts to a bundle diameter

AssigneeHellermann Tyton Corporation

InventorsGerard G. Geiger, Reese L. Vaughn

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Abstract

This document describes a saddle that adjusts to a bundle diameter. In some aspects, the saddle is a component of a cable-tie mounting assembly and forms a curved or planar mounting surface, which is flexible to support a bundle. The saddle includes an aperture for receiving a cable tie. The saddle also includes two laterally-extending distal flexible tabs that are flexible to conform to a bundle diameter based on a force applied by the cable tie disposed within the aperture and tensioned around the bundle to secure the bundle to the mounting surface of the saddle. The flexibility of the saddle surface to adjust into mating contact with the bundle (i) significantly reduces gaps created between the bundle, the cable tie, and the distal flexible tabs and (ii) provides side support, preventing rotation and lateral movement of the secured bundle and reducing the likelihood of damage to the bundle.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A saddle mount that adjusts to a bundle diameter, the saddle mount comprising:

a mounting section that is attachable to a supporting structure to secure the saddle mount to the supporting structure;
and
a saddle section:
defining a mounting surface and an aperture for receiving a cable tie configured to wrap around and secure a bundle to the mounting surface;
having a base portion connected to the mounting section, the mounting section extending from a surface of the base portion of the saddle section that is opposite the mounting surface;
and
having a mounting portion comprising:
a bridge section connecting two laterally spaced and substantially parallel support rails to support the mounting surface of the saddle section for abutting the bundle;
and
first and second distal flexible tabs:
laterally-extending from opposing lengthwise sides of the bridge section;
being aligned with the support rails;
having a thickness tapered from a proximal end connected to the bridge section to a distal end;
and
configured to flex to conform to the diameter of the bundle based on an upward force applied by the cable tie when the cable tie is disposed within the aperture and tensioned around the bundle abutting the mounting surface.

12 more elements

A saddle mount that adjusts to a bundle diameter, the saddle mount comprising:

a first portion having:
a mounting surface for supporting a bundle;
an H-shaped frame comprising a bridge section orthogonally connected at opposing ends to a pair of rails, which are substantially parallel to one another;
and
two distal flexible tabs aligned with, and disposed between, the pair of rails, each distal flexible tab integrally connected to a lengthwise side of the bridge section to form a flush contour of the mounting surface at a location where the distal flexible tab has a first thickness that is less than a second thickness of the bridge section, each distal flexible tab tapered from a proximal end connected to the bridge section to a distal end, each distal flexible tab configured to flex based on an upward force to conform to the diameter of the bundle abutting the mounting surface;
and
a second portion connected to the first portion opposite the mounting surface to define an aperture for receiving a cable tie configured to wrap around and secure the bundle to the mounting surface, the second portion being connectable to a mounting section that is attachable to a supporting structure to secure the saddle mount to the supporting structure.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.