Cable bundling system
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsAnthony Austin Cooper, Ronald David White, Henry Joseph Stefanov, James Baker
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Abstract
A cable bundling system is disclosed. The cable bundling system includes a base having an opening extending through the base; a barb supported by the base and extending at least partially across the opening; and a strap adapted to be advanced through the opening in a first direction. When the strap is displaced in a second direction opposite the first direction, the barb pierces a medial portion of the strap such that the barb contacts the base. The strap can include a longitudinal groove extending a length of the strap, and the barb has a piercing portion opposite a supported portion. The piercing portion can pierce the medial portion of the strap.
Claims19
An object bundling system comprising:
- a base having an opening extending through the base;
- a barb supported by the base and extending at least partially across the opening;
- and
- a strap adapted to be advanced through the opening in a first direction,
- wherein when the strap is displaced in a second direction opposite the first direction, the barb pierces a medial portion of the strap such that the barb contacts the base,
- wherein a ratio of the thickness of the medial portion to the thickness of the strap is in the range of 1:2 to 1:4, and
- wherein the base includes a cavity extending partially through the base defining a floor and an inner surface, the inner surface including interlocking teeth configured to create a snap-fit with the barb.
A method of cinching an object comprising:
- wrapping a strap around the object;
- advancing an end of the strap through an opening of a base in a first direction, the opening extending through the base;
- and
- displacing the strap in a second direction opposite the first direction such that a barb extending at least partially over the opening pierces through a medial portion of the strap such that the barb contacts the base, the barb supported by the base and extending at least partially over the opening,
- wherein a ratio of the thickness of the medial portion to the thickness of the strap is in the range of 1:2 to 1:4, and
- wherein the base includes a cavity extending partially through the base defining a floor and an inner surface, the inner surface including interlocking teeth configured to create a snap-fit with the barb.
A method of manufacturing an object bundling system comprising:
- forming a base having an opening extending through the base;
- and
- positioning a barb on the base such that the barb is supported by the base, the base extending at least partially over the opening,
- wherein a strap is adapted to be advanced through the opening in a first direction,
- wherein when the strap is displaced in a second direction opposite the first direction, the barb pierces through a medial portion of the strap such that the barb contacts the base,
- wherein a ratio of the thickness of the medial portion to the thickness of the strap is in the range of 1:2 to 1:4, and
- wherein the base includes a cavity extending partially through the base defining a floor and an inner surface, the inner surface including interlocking teeth configured to create a snap-fit with the barb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.