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US 5,598,994 AGranted
Stud engaging device
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsStephen Olewinski, James A. Brownlee
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Abstract
A device for engagement with a threaded post or stud, including a housing having a generally cylindrical axial bore with a top side and a bottom side for engagement with the stud from either the top or bottom sides. The stud engaging member includes a plurality of flexible tangs and can further include an integrally formed cable tie for securing a bundle of wires to the threaded stud.
Claims20
A stud engaging device for engaging a threaded post comprising:
- a housing forming a chamber including an axial bore having a top side and a bottom side;
- a plurality of fingers flexibly connected to an interior wall of the chamber, wherein at least one finger includes a pair of oppositely extending thread engaging tangs both dimensioned so as to substantially fit within and be engageable with a thread groove of the threaded post with either the top side or bottom side facing down and oriented towards the top and bottom sides respectively.
A stud engaging device for engaging a threaded post, comprising:
- a housing having a top and a bottom and including a cylindrical bore forming a chamber of sufficient diameter to allow the housing to be placed over a threaded post;
- flexible securement means positioned inside the cylindrical bore and dimensioned for securing the housing to the threaded post such that the housing can be mounted on the threaded post with either the top or bottom of the housing facing down, wherein the securement means comprises a plurality of locking fingers flexibly connected to an interior wall of the housing and including at least one locking finger having a pair of thread engaging tangs formed at a distal end and oriented toward the top and bottom of the housing respectively, both dimensioned so as to fit within and be engageable with a thread groove of the threaded post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.