Side insertion trap
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorsGeoffrey Ling, Steven Akiyama, Alice Jandrisits, Louis Lai
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Abstract
A side insertion trap for cable or wire includes a base and two arms extending from the base to define an opening between the arms for permitting lateral insertion of a cable or wire between the arms. A retention member, such as one or more angled teeth, serves to inhibit motion of the wire or cable between the arms in a direction perpendicular to a lateral insertion direction.
Claims24
A side insertion trap for cable or wire, the trap comprising:
- a base;
- two arms extending from the base in a lateral insertion direction to define an opening between the arms for permitting lateral insertion of a cable or wire between the arms along the lateral insertion direction, with a central axis of the cable or wire being generally perpendicular to the lateral insertion direction;
- and
- a retention member serving to inhibit motion of the wire or cable between the arms in a direction along the central axis of the wire or cable and perpendicular to the lateral insertion direction.
A side insertion trap for cable or wire, the trap comprising:
- a base;
- two arms extending from the base to define an opening between the arms for permitting lateral insertion of a cable or wire between the arms in a lateral insertion direction;
- and
- a retention member serving to inhibit motion of the wire or cable between the arms in a direction perpendicular to the lateral insertion direction, wherein the retention member comprises at least one tooth which resists movement of the cable in the direction perpendicular to the lateral insertion direction.
A side insertion trap for cable or wire, the trap comprising:
- a base;
- two arms extending from the base to define an opening between the arms for permitting lateral insertion of a cable or wire between the arms in a lateral insertion direction;
- and
- a retention member serving to inhibit motion of the wire or cable between the arms in a direction perpendicular to the lateral insertion direction;
- wherein the trap is sufficiently resilient to allow compression of the arms of the trap for insertion into a cutout in a wall of an electrical box and to cause the trap to expand when released to lodge the trap in the cutout;
- wherein the trap includes an indentation which mates with a tab in the cutout in the wall of the electrical box to aid in the retention of the side insertion trap in the wall of the electrical box.
A side insertion trap for cable or wire, the trap comprising:
- a base;
- two arms extending from the base to define an opening between the arms for permitting lateral insertion of a cable or wire between the arms in a lateral insertion direction;
- and
- a retention member serving to inhibit motion of the wire or cable between the arms in a direction perpendicular to the lateral insertion direction;
- wherein each arm comprises a groove along an outer surface of the arm, the grooves serving to retain the side insertion trap in place on a wall of an electrical box.
A side insertion trap assembly including:
- an electrical box, and
- a side insertion trap for cable or wire, the trap comprising:
- a base,
- two arms extending from the base in a lateral insertion direction to define an opening between the arms for permitting lateral insertion of a cable or wire between the arms along the lateral insertion direction, with a central axis of the cable or wire being generally perpendicular to the lateral insertion direction, and
- a retention member serving to inhibit motion of the wire or cable between the arms in a direction along the central axis of the wire or cable and perpendicular to the lateral insertion direction;
- wherein the side insertion trap is positioned in a wall of the electrical box.
A side insertion trap assembly for cable or wire, the side insertion trap assembly comprising:
- an electrical box comprising one or more walls, at least one of the walls comprising a wall segment;
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- an opening cut into an edge of the wall segment, the opening being wide enough to permit lateral insertion of a cable or wire in a lateral insertion direction;
- wherein portions of the wall segment adjacent to the opening are angled so as to inhibit motion of the wire or cable between the walls in a direction perpendicular to the lateral insertion direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.