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US 2016/0238160 A1Published application
Enclosure assemblies having cable clamping inserts and cable clamping inserts for such enclosures
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsGilles NADEAU, Stéphane LAMARRE
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Abstract
A manufacturer installed cable clamping insert is provided that can be used to fix various sizes of non-metallic sheeted cables to an electrical outlet box. The insert can be oval in shape and can be used to secure the cable without a tool. In use, the cable is simply pushed through a flap of the insert to a desired position in the enclosure. The cables can be removed or readjusted simply by lifting the flap from inside of the enclosure.
Claims21
An enclosure assembly, comprising:
- an enclosure having a lower surface and an opening defined through at least one wall;
- a cable clamping insert having an internal portion separated from an external portion by a ring stop and a cable passing opening defined therethrough, the internal portion having one or more upper retaining clips and one or more lower retaining clips, the upper and lower retaining clips having a cam surface and a locking surface, the cable clamping insert being disposed in the opening with the one or more retaining clips proximate the lower surface so that the wall of the enclosure is disposed in a slot defined between the locking surfaces and the stop ring, the external portion having a living hinge resiliently securing a flap thereto so that the flap normally closes the cable passing opening.
A cable clamping insert, comprising:
- an internal portion having one or more upper retaining clips and one or more lower retaining clips, the upper and lower retaining clips having a cam surface and a locking surface;
- an external portion having a living hinge resiliently securing a flap thereto;
- a ring stop separating the internal and external portions, a slot defined between the locking surfaces and the stop ring;
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- a cable passing opening defined through the internal portion, the external portion, and the ring stop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.