High Voltage Cable Cleat with Cable Cam
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorChristopher Bentley
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Abstract
A high voltage cable cleat secures cables in a cable management system. The high voltage cable cleat includes a bottom cleat, a cable cam, and a top cleat. The bottom cleat supports the cable in the cable management system. The bottom cleat has a base with a front, a back, a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom, and a center open area. The cable cam is positioned within the base and is rotatably housed in the center open area of the base. The top cleat is secured to the bottom cleat to secure the cables positioned on the bottom cleat.
Claims20
A high voltage cable cleat for securing cables, the high voltage cable cleat comprising:
- a bottom cleat for supporting cables, the bottom cleat has a base with a front, a back, a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom, and a center open area;
- a cable cam positioned within the base and rotatably housed in the center open area of the base;
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- a top cleat secured to the bottom cleat.
A method of assembling a high voltage cable cleat for cable installation, the method of assembling comprising the steps of:
- providing a bottom cleat having a base with a front, a back, a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom, and a center open area;
- providing a cable cam positioned within the base in the center open area and extending from the first end to the second end of the base, wherein the cable cam has a first end, a cam projection, a compression spring, and a second end;
- providing a cap secured to the first end of the cable cam and positioned within the first end of the base;
- engaging the second end of the cable cam to disengage the cap from the first end of the base;
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- rotating the cable cam to position the cam projection vertically extending above the top of the base within the center open area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.