Cable connector cover
OwnerKenneth W. Hotchkissinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A cable connector cover has a U-shaped housing surrounding a cable passage with the arc at the base of the U-shape adjacent an arcuate portion of the passage. The cover has a double wall and an intermediate space surrounding the passage, and a sliding door is moveable in the space to partially cover the passage. Friction means allow the door to be retained in any of various positions covering portions of the passage. A normally extending member attached to the door closes the open side of the U-shaped housing and is slidable with the door toward the arcuate side of the housing to clamp the cable against the housing. Lips on the lateral sides of the normally extending member are severable from the remainder of the member to allow close clamping of extremely small cable.
Claims8
A cable connector cover, comprising:
- (a) a body means for containing a cable connector therein and having a cable passage opening formed therein, said opening having an arcuate side on at least one edge thereof, the body means comprising separably joined together first and second body portions having a joining line dividing the cable passage opening and arcuate side thereof;
- (b) sliding door means associated with said cable passage opening and having an arcuate edge substantially opposed to the arcuate side of the opening;
- (c) guide means for directing the sliding door means in a path toward the arcuate edge of the opening to cover a substantial portion of the opening;
- and
- (d) directionally biased friction means for retaining the door in a given position along said path toward the arcuate edge of the opening while permitting the door to be moved normally thereto substantially in the plane of the opening when said first and second body portions are separated at said joining line.
A cable connector cover, comprising:
- (a) body means for containing a cable connector therein, and having a cable passage opening forming therein, said opening having an arcuate side on at least one edge thereof, said body means comprising first and second body portions having separable union means therebetween for allowing the body to be opened for insertion of a cable and a connector;
- said union means comprising a double tongue structure on said first body portion wherein a first tongue extends directly toward the second body portion and a second tongue extends normally to said first tongue;
- and a double groove structure on said second body portion wherein a first groove extends directly into said second body portion for receiving said first tongue, and a second groove extends normally to said first groove for receiving said second tongue;
- (b) sliding door means associated with said cable opening and having an arcuate edge substantially opposed to the arcuate side of said opening;
- (c) guide means for directing said door in a path over a substantial portion of said opening;
- and
- (d) friction means for retaining the door in a given position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.