Bi-level metal locking cleat
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsRodney G. Rouleau, Sahar Ramahi, Nicholas M. Molenhouse
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Abstract
A metal locking cleat secures cable bundles while withstanding impulse forces and short circuit events. The metal locking cleat has a housing, a tie body, and a metal locking head. The housing has a top, a bottom, sides, a front, a back, an upper level, and a lower level. The tie body is positioned in the lower level of the housing and the metal locking head is positioned in the upper level of the housing. The tie body wraps around a cable bundle, through the lower level of the housing for multiple loops, through the upper level of the housing, and through the metal locking head to secure the metal locking cleat.
Claims19
A metal locking cleat for securing cable bundles, the metal locking cleat comprising:
- a housing having a top, a bottom, sides, a front, a back, an upper level, and a lower level;
- a tie body positioned in the lower level of the housing;
- a metal locking head positioned in the upper level of the housing;
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- wherein the upper level of the housing has a head retainment wall along the back of the housing for maintaining the metal locking head in the housing;
- whereby the tie body wraps around a cable bundle and through the lower level of the housing, through the upper level of the housing, and through the metal locking head to secure the metal locking cleat.
A metal locking cleat assembly comprising:
- a multi-level housing having a top, a bottom, sides, a front, a back, an upper level, and a lower level;
- a tie body having a first end and a second end, the first end of the tie body wrapped around the lower level of the multi-level housing;
- a metal locking head positioned within the upper level of the multi-level housing;
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- a fastener installed through the top of the multi-level housing;
- whereby the tie body wraps around a cable bundle and through the lower level of the multi-level housing, through the upper level of the multi-level housing, and through the metal locking head to secure the metal locking cleat assembly.
A metal locking cleat for securing cable bundles, the metal locking cleat comprising:
- a housing having a top, a bottom, sides, a front, a back, an upper level, and a lower level;
- a tie body positioned in the lower level of the housing;
- a metal locking head positioned in the upper level of the housing;
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- the upper level of the housing has an upper level floor with a tie body lock recess;
- whereby the tie body wraps around a cable bundle and through the lower level of the housing, through the upper level of the housing, and through the metal locking head to secure the metal locking cleat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.