Cable assembly retention
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsJoe A. Harrison, Anthony P. Valpiani
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Abstract
A tie wrap assembly comprises a tie wrap, for retaining a cable assembly, and a tie wrap base, for connecting the cable assembly to the chassis. The tie wrap includes a shaped engagement member for fittably coupling to an orifice within the tie wrap base. The tie wrap base is flexible, allowing the engagement member to be repeatedly inserted into and removed from the tie wrap base, as well as being fit through a hole in the chassis. One or more tie wrap bases are disposed at pre-arranged locations along the chassis. The tie wrap assembly allows cabling to be consistently routed along the pre-arranged locations, facilitating the consistent placement of cables in a mass production environment.
Claims20
A tie wrap assembly, comprising:
- a tie wrap comprising a first end and a second end, the second end comprising:
- a clasp for receiving the first end upon wrapping the tie wrap around a cable assembly;
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- an engagement member;
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- a tie wrap base for coupling the cable assembly to a chassis, the tie wrap base comprising:
- a head for retaining the tie wrap base in the chassis;
- a tapered shaft;
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- a retention orifice;
- wherein the engagement member fits into the retention orifice such that the cable assembly is mounted on the chassis.
A method, comprising:
- wrapping a tie wrap around a cable assembly, the tie wrap comprising an end, a clasp for receiving the end, and an engagement member;
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- inserting the engagement member into a retention orifice of a tie wrap base, wherein the tie wrap base is securely coupled to a chassis.
A system, comprising:
- means for retaining a collection of wires;
- means for coupling the retained collection of wires to a base;
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- means for affixing the base to a chassis.
A system, comprising:
- a cable assembly comprising a collection of cables;
- a tie wrap disposed around the cable assembly for retaining the cable assembly, wherein the tie wrap comprises an engagement member;
- a chassis against which the collection of cables is to be mounted;
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- a base fixably mounted to the chassis, wherein the base comprises a retention orifice for receiving the engagement member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.