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US 4,805,856 AGranted
Cable mount
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsRobert Nicoli, Karl S. Clauson
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Abstract
A cable mount for securing a bundle of cables to a mounting surface is integrally molded with a high strength releasable cable tie portion joined at its head to a surface mountable support plate by a flexible hinge adjacent a strap positioning and securing channel. Insertion of the tip of the strap of the cable tie portion into the channel automatically aligns the head of the cable tie to accept the strap guided thereto by the channel and lock the strap within the head to secure the bundle of cables to the mount.
Claims9
A cable mount, comprising:
- a high strength cable tie, including a strap having a free end and an opposite end joined to a strap locking head, the locking head having a strap receiving opening therein;
- a support plate including channel means formed on the support plate for positioning the strap and securing the strap to the support plate;
- a mounting means for securing the support plate to a mounting surface;
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- a flexible hinge disposed between the strap locking head of the high strength cable tie and the support plate joining the head of the cable tie to the support plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.