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US 2003/0080261 A1Published application
Self-clinching cable tie mount
OwnerGeorge R. Winton IIIinventor
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Abstract
A self-clinching fastener that when pressed into a thin sheet panel provides for a strong attachment point for a cable tie. The inventive fastener relies on the self-clinching process to carry external loads and thus carries larger loads when compared to adhesive backed cable tie mounts. When installed, the self-clinching fastener becomes flush with the far side of the sheet panel.
Claims8
A fastener to provide an anchor point for a cable tie and to be fastened to a sheet panel, comprising:
- a self-clinching base to self-clinch to the sheet panel and including first and second extended lands;
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- a body extending from said base and having a cavity to receive the cable tie, the cavity extending in a direction through said body and parallel to a surface of the sheet panel and having a non-circular cross-section;
- wherein the body is adapted to enter an aperture in the sheet panel prior to the first and second extended lands.
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A fastener to provide an anchor point for a cable tie and to be fastened to a sheet panel, comprising:
- a self-clinching base to self-clinch to the sheet panel and including first and second extended lands and corresponding first and second undercut grooves adjacent thereto;
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- a body extending from said base and having a cavity to receive the cable tie, the cavity extending in a direction through said body and parallel to a surface of the sheet panel and having a non-circular cross-section;
- wherein the first and second extended lands are adapted to enter an aperture in the sheet panel after the first and second undercut grooves
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.