Device for managing wire and cable for electronic systems
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorThomas F. Craft, Jr.
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Abstract
A device for holding wires/fibers is provided in which a block of resilient material is formed with grooves for receiving cable and wires/fibers. In a particular illustrative embodiment of the invention, a single groove for receiving a cable is connected to multiple grooves for receiving wires/fibers that are contained within the cable. The grooves also preferably are open at one end to the exterior of the unit of material so that the cable and wires/fibers extend to the desired points of attachment.
Claims15
An apparatus to hold a cable and wires from within the cable, comprising:
- a block having at least two grooves, a first of said grooves having a first width to receive and hold a cable inserted therein, the second of said grooves having a second width less than said first width to receive and hold a wire inserted therein, said two grooves being connected to each other;
- and
- wherein said first and second grooves each include a narrowed neck area having a width less than said first and second widths, respectively.
An apparatus to receive and hold a cable and wires from within the cable, comprising:
- a block having at least two grooves, a first of said grooves having a first width to receive and hold a cable inserted therein, the second of said grooves having a second width less than said first width to receive and hold a wire inserted therein, said two grooves being connected to each other;
- and
- wherein said first and second grooves are connected to each other at a transition area and each of said first and second grooves includes a narrowed neck area having a width less than said first and second widths, respectively.
An apparatus to hold a cable containing multiple wires, the cable having an outer insulation covering at least a first portion of the wires, the wires also being exposed in a second portion, comprising:
- a block having at least two grooves, a first of said grooves having a first width to receive and hold a cable, a second of said grooves having a second width for receiving and holding a wire, said first and second grooves being connected;
- and
- wherein said first and second grooves each has a narrowed neck area having a width less than said first and second width, respectively.
An apparatus to hold a cable and a wire from within the cable, comprising:
- a first block having a first groove with a first width to receive and hold a cable inserted therein;
- a second block having at least one second groove with a second width less than said first width to receive and hold a wire inserted therein;
- and
- wherein said first and second grooves each include a narrowed neck area having a width less than said first and second widths, respectively.
An apparatus to hold a fiber-optic cable, comprising:
- a block of resilient material having a first groove to receive a fiber-optic cable, said first groove being at least partially curved with a radius of curvature not less than the minimum radius of curvature permitted for transmission of signals through the fiber-optic cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.