Wrap Bracket with Strap Mount
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsDaniel E. Host, Surendra Chitti Babu
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Abstract
A wrap bracket formed from a strap and a clamp to secure a cable bundle to a support. The strap includes an intermediate portion, a first portion extending from the intermediate portion in a first direction and a second portion extending away from the intermediate portion in a second direction opposite the first direction. The second portion engages the first portion to mount the strap to the support. The clamp includes a base that is secured to the intermediate portion of the strap. A first tab and a second tab extend in opposite directions away from the base. The first and second tabs wrap around the cable bundle to secure the cable bundle to the base.
Claims13
A wrap bracket comprising:
- a strap comprising:
- an intermediate portion,
- a first portion extending away from the intermediate portion in a first direction, and
- a second portion extending away from the intermediate portion in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, wherein the second portion is adapted to wrap around a support and engage the first portion to mount the strap to the support without a separate fastener;
- and
- a clamp comprising:
- a base secured to the intermediate portion of the strap,
- a first tab extending away from the base, and
- a second tab extending away from the base opposite the first tab, wherein the first tab and the second tab are adapted to collectively wrap around at least one elongated member to secure the elongated member to the base.
A method for securing a cable bundle to a support comprising:
- providing a strap comprising a first portion with a first end segment and a second portion with a second end segment extending in opposite directions from each other;
- wrapping the second end segment around a support to engage the first end segment to mount the strap to the support without a separate fastener;
- providing a clamp secured to the strap and comprising a first portion and a second portion extending away from each other;
- and
- bending the first portion and the second portion around an elongated member and toward each other to collectively secure the elongated member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.