# US 12,119,627 B2 · Wire tray and mounting insert assemblies

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- Number: US 12,119,627 B2
- Document ID: US12119627B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/329,419
- Filed: 2023-06-05
- Published: 2023-09-28
- Granted: 2024-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2020-12-22
- Assignees: Aptiv Technologies AG
- Applicants: HellermannTyton Corporation
- Inventors: James S. Teece; Scott J. Adams
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12119627B2

## CPC

- H02G 3/0437: {Channels}
- H02G 3/263: {Installation, e.g. suspension, of conduit channels or other supports}
- B60R 16/0215: {Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor}
- F16B 37/043: {with snap action}
- F16B 37/0857: {with the threaded portions of the nut engaging the thread of the bolt by the action of one or more springs or resilient retaining members (F16B37/0821 and F16B37/0835 take precedence)}
- H02G 3/0456: {Ladders or other supports}
- H02G 3/32: using mounting clamps
- F16B 5/0225: {allowing for adjustment parallel to the plane of the plates}
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

This publication describes techniques and apparatuses for releasably attaching an object (e.g., a wire tray) to a substrate. Current apparatuses generally do not enable the removal of an attached wire tray from a substrate without first removing an insert from a mounting stud extending from the substrate. The disclosed techniques and apparatuses are configured to permit the removal of an attached wire tray from a substrate without first removing an insert from a mounting stud extending from the substrate.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system, comprising:
a mount configured for mounting to a substrate, the mount comprising:
a first surface opposite a second surface; and
an aperture defined in the mount, the aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface; and
an insert configured to be releasably retained by the mount, the insert comprising:
a body, the body comprising:
an upper end configured for insertion into the aperture through the second surface; and
a lower end spaced apart from the upper end;
a lug configured for connection with the first surface of the mount, the lug comprising:
a beam, the beam comprising:
a root end connecting to the body and extending upwards therefrom; and
an insertion end configured for insertion through the aperture;
a catch, the catch extending downwardly from the insertion end of the beam, the catch configured to engage the first surface of the mount; and
a stop, the stop configured for limiting the insertion of the body through the aperture, the stop extending from the body between the upper end and the lower end, the stop is positioned intermediate the catch and the lower end, the insert configured for insertion into the aperture through the second surface of the mount with the stop bearing against the second surface of the mount.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the mount further comprises:
a connecting ledge defined on the first surface of the mount.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the connecting ledge extends from the first surface of the mount.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the catch is configured to engage the connecting ledge.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, further comprising:
a first surface plane defined on the first surface; and
the aperture further comprising:
a rim defining a rim plane, the rim plane parallel to the first surface plane, the rim plane vertically spaced from the first surface plane, and
wherein the connecting ledge comprises:
a chamfer, the chamfer comprising an undercut face configured to engage a retention face of the catch.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein the connecting ledge comprises:
an annular chamfer concentric with the aperture, the annular chamfer comprising an undercut face configured to engage a retention face of the catch.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the insert further comprises:
a second lug configured for connection with the connecting ledge, the second lug comprising:
a second beam comprising:
a second root end connecting to the body and extending upwards therefrom; and
a second insertion end configured for insertion through the aperture; and
a second catch, the second catch extending downwardly from the second insertion end of the second beam, the second catch configured to engage the connecting ledge.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2,
wherein the aperture further comprises a sidewall, and
wherein the aperture further comprises:
a first side opposite a second side, the sidewall located on the first side of the aperture; and
a second sidewall, the second sidewall located on the second side of the aperture, the second sidewall spaced apart from and parallel to the sidewall;
wherein the connecting ledge extends along the sidewall;
wherein the mount further comprises:
a second connecting ledge extending from the first surface of the mount;
wherein the insert further comprises:
a second lug configured for connection with the second connecting ledge, the second lug comprising:
a second beam, the second beam comprising:
a second root end, the second root end connecting to the body and extending upwards therefrom; and
a second insertion end, the second insertion end configured for insertion through the aperture; and
a second catch, the second catch extending downwardly from the second insertion end of the second beam, the second catch configured to engage the second connecting ledge.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8,
wherein the connecting ledge comprises:
a chamfer, the chamfer comprising an undercut face configured to engage a retention face of the catch; and
wherein the second connecting ledge comprises:
a second chamfer, the second chamfer comprising a second undercut face configured to engage a second retention face of the second catch.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a cavity extending into the body, wherein the cavity further comprises a threaded receiver configured to releasably engage threads of a mounting stud.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the insert is configured for receiving a portion of the mounting stud therein, with the mounting stud extending through the aperture into the insert and with the threads of the mounting stud engaging the threaded receiver.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the threaded receiver further comprises:
a plurality of pawls configured to releasably engage threads of the mounting stud.

### Claim 13

An apparatus comprising:
a body, the body comprising:
an upper end; and
a lower end opposite the upper end; and
a lug configured for connection with a first surface of a mount, the lug comprising:
a beam, the beam comprising:
a root end connecting to the body and extending upwards therefrom; and
an insertion end configured for insertion through an aperture of the mount, wherein the insertion end extends past the upper end of the body;
a catch, the catch extending downwardly from the insertion end of the beam, the catch configured for engaging the first surface of the mount; and
a stop, the stop configured for limiting the insertion of the body through the aperture, the stop extending from the body between the upper end and the lower end, the stop positioned intermediate the catch and the lower end,
wherein the apparatus is configured for insertion into the aperture through a second surface defined in the mount with an upper side of the stop bearing against the second surface of the mount.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the lug is configured for connection with a connecting ledge defined on the first surface of the mount.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the apparatus further comprises:
a second lug configured for connection with the connecting ledge, the second lug comprising:
a second beam comprising:
a second root end connecting to the body and extending upwards therefrom; and
a second insertion end configured for insertion through the aperture,
wherein the second insertion end extends past the upper end of the body; and
a second catch, the second catch extending downwardly from the second insertion end of the second beam, the second catch configured to engage the connecting ledge.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the apparatus further comprises:
a second lug configured for connection with a second connecting ledge of the mount, the second lug comprising:
a second beam comprising:
a second root end connecting to the body and extending upwards therefrom; and
a second insertion end configured for insertion through the aperture,
wherein the second insertion end extends past the upper end of the body; and
a second catch, the second catch extending downwardly from the second insertion end of the second beam, the second catch configured to engage the second connecting ledge.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the body further comprises a cavity extending into the body, the cavity further comprising a threaded receiver configured to releasably engage threads of a mounting stud, the threaded receiver comprising a plurality of pawls configured to releasably engage threads of the mounting stud.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is further configured for receiving a portion of the mounting stud therein, with the mounting stud extending through the aperture into the apparatus, and with the threads of the mounting stud engaging the threaded receiver.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the body has a generally cylindrical shape between the upper end and the stop, and wherein the upper end of the body is configured for receipt into a circular aperture of the mount.

### Claim 20 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the body has a generally rectilinear shape between the upper end and the stop, and wherein the upper end of the body is configured for receipt into a cross-shaped aperture of the mount.