Holders for cables and conduits
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorKazimierz F. Kornat
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Abstract
A holder for cables or conduits comprises a base of resilient plastics material having one or more clips formed integrally on one surface, each clip having two jaws for receiving a cable or conduit, and a supporting bracket to which the carrier is attached by a bolt or other fastener through a central aperture. The carrier is deformed when the fastener is tightened so that the jaws of the clips grasp the cable or conduit more tightly. The carrier is also removably mounted on the bracket by two mounting lugs positioned towards the end of the base. The lugs allow the carrier to be initially loosely mounted on the bracket so that the relative positions of the cables or conduits can be adjusted prior to final tightening of the connector.
Claims5
A holder for cables or conduits comprising a base or carrier of resilient plastics material having at least one clip formed integrally therewith on one surface thereof, said at least one clip having two jaws for receiving a cable or conduit, and an aperture in the central region of said base for receiving a connector, said carrier being resiliently deformable by movement of said central region relative to the ends to close the jaws of said at least one clip, characterized in that:
- said carrier is removably mounted on a supporting bracket by means of mounting lugs provided towards each end of said base, said mounting lugs engaging the ends of said supporting bracket when said carrier is in an arcuate substantially undeformed position, with the jaws of said at least one clip open thus holding said carrier steady to facilitate insertion of the cable or conduit into said at least one clip, and in that:
- said supporting bracket is adapted to be mounted on a supporting wall or panel and to engage with a connector in said aperture in said carrier, whereby the central region of said carrier may be drawn towards said bracket, thereby providing a coupling between said carrier and said supporting bracket when said carrier is in a deformed position with the jaws of said at least one clip closed and securing the cable or conduit in said at least one clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.