Closure devices for coupling components to racks and methods therefor

Abstract

A device for coupling a component to a rack includes a main body, a tension member, and a tightening mechanism. The main body includes a proximal end and a distal end that is releasably coupled with the proximal end. The main body is positionable around a body portion of the rack and the distal end is coupleable with the proximal end to secure the main body to the body portion of the rack. The tension member is attached to the main body, the proximal end, and/or the distal end of the device. The tightening mechanism is operably coupled with the tension member and configured to tension the tension member to shorten a longitudinal length of the main body and thereby constrict the main body about the rack to firmly secure the device to the rack.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.