Wire installation strip
OwnerDouglas C. Michaelinventor
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Abstract
A wire installation strip for installing electrical wire which may be mounted to a supporting structural element to speed the installation of the electrical wire. The wire installation strip includes a base and a plurality of retention hooks to retain the electrical wire. Each retention hook includes a first leg extending upwardly from the base, a second leg extending over from the first leg, and a detent angled downwardly from the second leg to capture and retain the electrical wire. The second leg is spaced from the base a selected distance to define an opening having a central axis and provide a gap corresponding to approximately the thickness of the electrical wire. The central axes of the opening of each retention hook are positioned generally parallel to one another.
Claims16
A wire installation strip for installing electrical wire, comprising:
- a base having an elongated top surface and opposing side surfaces;
- a plurality of retention hooks to retain the electrical wire, each retention hook including a first leg extending upwardly from said base, a second leg extending over from said first leg and parallel to the top surface of said base, and a detent angled downwardly from said second leg towards said base, said second leg spaced from said base a selected distance defining an opening having a central axis, said central axis of said opening of each retention hook positioned generally parallel to one another,
- wherein an electrical wire is captured and retained by said wire installation strip when the electrical wire is inserted into the opening of a retention hook, and
- wherein an interior surface of said retention hook formed by said first leg, said second leg and said detent is sized and contoured to include angled interior top corners to conform to an exterior top surface of the electrical wire.
A wire installation strip for installing electrical wire, comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of retention hooks to retain the electrical wire, each retention hook including a first leg extending upwardly from said base, a second leg extending over from said first leg and parallel to said base, and a detent angled downwardly from said second leg towards said base, said second leg spaced from said base a selected distance defining an opening having a central axis, said central axis of each opening positioned generally parallel to one another,
- wherein an electrical wire is captured and retained by said wire installation strip when the electrical wire is inserted into the opening of a retention hook, and
- wherein an interior surface of said retention hook formed by said first leg, said second leg and said detent is sized and contoured to include angled interior top corners to conform to an exterior top surface of the electrical wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.