Wire stub out clip
AssigneeERICO International Corporation
InventorsScott Ernest Anderson, James Anthony Bukowski
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Abstract
A support assembly for in-wall wiring can include a support bracket that extends between building structures. The clip can include clip arms and an internal funnel that has a front opening and a rear opening that is larger than the front opening. The clip arms can be securable to the support bracket to support the clip to receive wire through the internal funnel from the rear opening to the front opening, with the clip in either of a rear-side orientation and a front-side orientation, selectively. In the rear-side orientation, the clip arms can secure the clip on a rear side of the support bracket and in the front-side orientation, the clip arms can secure the clip on a front side of the support bracket.
Claims20
A support assembly for in-wall wiring, the support assembly comprising:
- a support bracket that extends between building structures;
- and
- a clip that includes:
- an internal funnel with a front opening and a rear opening, the rear opening being larger than the front opening;
- and
- clip arms securable to the support bracket to support the clip to receive wire through the internal funnel, from the rear opening to the front opening, with the clip in selectively either of:
- a rear-side orientation, in which the clip arms secure the clip on a rear side of the support bracket with the internal funnel extending to support the front opening forward of the support bracket;
- or
- a front-side orientation, in which the clip arms secure the clip on a front side of the support bracket with the internal funnel extending from the support bracket in a frontward direction to the front opening.
A clip to secure wiring to a support bracket, the clip comprising:
- a body that defines an internal funnel extending between a rear opening at a rear side of the body and a front opening at a front side of the body, the rear opening being wider than the front opening;
- first clip arms extending in a frontward direction and configured to engage the support bracket to secure the clip at a first side of the support bracket;
- and
- second clip arms extending in a rearward direction and configured to engage the support bracket to secure the clip at a second side of the support bracket.
A method of installing wiring on a support bracket, the method comprising:
- securing the support bracket to extend between studs or other building structures;
- selectively securing a clip to the support bracket in either of:
- a rear-side orientation, in which an internal funnel of the clip extends from a rear opening behind the support bracket, past the support bracket in a frontward direction, so that a front opening of the internal funnel that is smaller than the rear opening is located frontward of the support bracket;
- or
- a front-side orientation, in which the internal funnel extends forward of the support bracket in the frontward direction, from the rear opening to the front opening;
- and
- prior to installation of drywall over the support bracket and clip, extending one or more wires through the internal funnel, from a rear opening to the front opening, to support the one or more wires with the support bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.