Slotted bolt cleat binder
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsRodney G. Rouleau, Joseph D. Cicero, Andrew W. Booth
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Abstract
A cleat binder is used to secure cables for short circuit protection. The cleat binder includes a yoke, a slotted hex head bolt, a nut, and a strap. The slotted hex head bolt has a head and a slot extending through the bolt. The yoke includes a bottom with a front, a back, a first side, and a second side. Side walls extend from the first and second side of the bottom of the yoke. The slotted hex head bolt extends through openings in the side walls of the yoke. The nut secures the slotted hex head bolt on the yoke. The strap is fed through the slot of the slotted hex head bolt, wrapped around cables, and tensioned to secure the cleat binder to the cables.
Claims14
A cleat binder for securing cables, the cleat binder comprising:
- a yoke including a bottom with a front, a back, a first side, and a second side;
- a first side wall extends from the first side of the bottom, and a second side wall extends from the second side of the bottom, the first side wall and the second side wall each include an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein the inner wall of the first side wall and the inner wall of the second side wall are knurled;
- a slotted hex head bolt extending through the yoke, the slotted hex head bolt having a head and a slot extending through the bolt;
- a nut for securing the slotted hex head bolt on the yoke;
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- a strap fed through the slot of the slotted hex head bolt for securing the cleat binder to cables.
A cleat binder for securing cables, the cleat binder comprising:
- a yoke including a bottom with a front, a back, a first side, and a second side;
- a first side wall extends from the first side of the bottom, and a second side wall extends from the second side of the bottom;
- a slotted hex head bolt extending through the yoke, the slotted hex head bolt having a head and a slot extending through the bolt;
- a nut for securing the slotted hex head bolt on the yoke;
- a strap fed through the slot of the slotted hex head bolt for securing the cleat binder to cables;
- wherein as the nut is tightened on the slotted hex head bolt, the first side wall of the yoke and the second side wall of the yoke bend towards a center of the yoke;
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- wherein the first side wall has an inner wall with a knurled surface and the second side wall has an inner wall with a knurled surface, whereby the knurled inner walls engage the strap to prevent movement during a short circuit event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.