Anchoring cables to rack with self-locking cable clamp arrangements
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsScott C. Sievers, Christopher Sluis
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Abstract
A self-locking cable clamp arrangement includes a bracket and a flexible tab disposed on the bracket. The bracket has a cable mounting region, a first engagement region, and a support region disposed therebetween. A cable can be clamped to the cable mounting region. The support region defining two members spaced apart sufficient to enable an edge of the panel to extend partially therebetween. The flexible tab can be selectively coupled to the cable mounting region and to the first engagement region. The clamp arrangement mounts to the panel by sliding the bracket downwardly through an open-ended slot defined in the panel until the tab is received within a cutout portion of the panel to secure the bracket to the panel.
Claims21
1-30. (canceled)
A self-locking cable clamp arrangement for mounting a cable to a panel defining at least a first slot, the self-locking cable clamp arrangement comprising:
- (a) a bracket extending along a first axis from a first end to a second end, the bracket having a cable mounting region at the first end, a first engagement region at the second end, and a support region disposed between the cable mounting region and the first engagement region, the cable mounting region defining at least two laterally aligned fastener apertures, the support region defining two members spaced apart sufficient to enable an edge of the panel to extend partially therebetween;
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- (b) a flexible tab disposed on the bracket, the flexible tab being deflectable between a first position and a second position, the flexible tab being biased to the first position, wherein the flexible tab can be selectively coupled to the cable mounting region and to the first engagement region.
A cable anchor system comprising:
- a panel including a first mounting section at which a plurality of mounting locations are disposed, each mounting location defining an elongated slot and a cutout portion defined at a location along the elongated slot;
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- a plurality of self-locking cable clamp arrangement including:
- a bracket having a cable mounting region at a first end, a first engagement region at an opposite second end, and a support region disposed between the cable mounting region and the first engagement region, the cable mounting region defining at least one fastener aperture, the support region configured to slide along the elongated slot to couple the bracket to the panel, and
- a flexible tab coupled to the bracket, the flexible tab being structured to engage the cutout portion of a respective mounting location to hold the support region within the elongated slot;
- wherein a first of the self-locking cable clamp arrangements has the respective flexible tab disposed at the respective cable mounting region and a second of the self-locking cable clamp arrangement has the respective flexible tab disposed at the respective first engagement region.
A method of securing a cable to a panel, the method comprising:
- providing a self-locking cable clamp arrangement including a bracket having a cable mounting region;
- clamping a cable to the cable mounting region of the bracket of the self-locking cable clamp arrangement to form a cable clamp assembly;
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- mounting the cable clamp assembly to the panel including sliding the bracket downwardly through an open-ended slot defined in the panel until a tab portion of the bracket is received within a cutout portion of the panel to secure the bracket to the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.