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US 5,472,159 AGranted
Buttonmount
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorGregory L. Kuffel
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Abstract
An integrally formed mount member is provided for mounting a bundle of wires that are secured by a metal cable tie that includes flange portions for retaining the mount to one side of a mounting surface and for providing engagement with a cable tie strap on the opposite side of the mounting surface.
Claims20
A buttonmount formed from a single piece of sheet metal, for use in securing a bundle of objects to a mounting surface having a hole, comprising:
- a mount member having a leading end including a pair of spaced apart resilient legs for insertion from a first side of the mounting surface into the hole in the mounting surface;
- flange means disposed at a trailing end of the mount member opposite the leading end for abutting against the first side of the mounting surface to prevent the mount member from passing completely through the hole of the mounting surface;
- and
- strap engagement means provided on the leading end of the mount member for engagement with a cable tie strap on a second side of the mounting surface that is secured around a bundle of objects such that the bundle is secured on the second side of the mounting surface.
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A buttonmount comprising:
- a mount member that includes a pair of spaced apart resilient legs having a leading end jointed by a strap engaging portion at the leading end for insertion into a hole of a mounting surface;
- and
- a flanged head disposed at a trailing distal end of each of the legs;
- wherein the mount member includes a retaining bump formed on the outside of each leg for creating a press fit with the hole of the mounting surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.