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US 6,629,675 B1Granted
Cable management apparatus and method
AssigneeBellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
InventorsBrian P. Bjorklund, Kenneth F. Bugg
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Abstract
A cable-supporting apparatus is disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes a rigid support member that may be attached to a framework that supports one or more components. At least one cable support member is attached to the rigid support member for receiving a portion of at least one cable therethrough. The cable support members may comprise split rings that each define central cable-receiving area that is surrounded by rigid portions of the split ring.
Claims35
A cable support apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated support member;
- at least one cable-receiving support member attached to said elongated support member, said at least one cable-receiving support member defining a cable-receiving area having a perimeter surrounded by a rigid barrier, said rigid barrier having an opening therethrough through which at least one cable may be inserted;
- at least one attachment member non-movably attached to said elongated support member;
- and
- at least one auxiliary cable-receiving support member attached to at least one said attachment member.
2 more elements
A cable support apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated support member;
- at least one cable-receiving split ring attached to said elongated support member;
- at least one attachment member non-movably attached to said elongated support member;
- and
- at least one auxiliary split ring attached to at least one said attachment member.
2 more elements
A cable support apparatus comprising:
- an elongated support means;
- at least one means for supporting a cable attached to said elongated support means, said at least one means for supporting a cable defining a central cable-receiving area that is surrounded by rigid portions of said at least one means for supporting;
- at least one attachment means for attaching said elongated support means to a structure, said attachment means non-movably attached to said elongated support means;
- and
- at least one auxiliary means for supporting a cable attached to at least one said attachment means.
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A cable supporting apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of rigid members for supporting a cable therein;
- means for attaching said plurality of rigid members to a structure as a rigid non-articulatable unit;
- and
- at least one additional rigid member for supporting a cable therein attached to at least one said means for attaching.
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A cable support apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated rigid support member having a first end and a second end;
- a first attachment member non-movably attached to said first end of said elongated rigid support member;
- a second attachment member non-movably attached to said second end of said elongated rigid support member;
- ten spaced apart split rings attached to said elongated rigid support member;
- and
- at least one auxiliary split ring attached to one of said first and second attachment members.
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A method of supporting a plurality of cables attached to components supported by a framework, said method comprising:
- attaching an attachment member that is non-movably coupled to a rigid support member to at least a portion of the framework adjacent to at least some components, the rigid support member having at least one cable receiving split ring attached thereto that defines a central cable-receiving area and has an opening through which at least one cable may be inserted into the cable-receiving area and at least one additional cable-receiving split ring attached to the attachment portion;
- and
- inserting a plurality of cables attached to the at least some components into the cable receiving area of at least one split ring attached to the rigid support member and another rigid support ring attached to the attachment portion.
A cable support apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated support member;
- at least one cable-receiving split ring attached to said elongated support member;
- a first attachment member non-movably attached to one end of said elongated support member;
- a second attachment member non-movably attached to another end of said elongated support member;
- and
- at least one auxiliary split ring attached to said first attachment member and at least one other auxiliary split ring attached to said second attachment member.
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A cable support apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated support member having at least one attachment portion integrally formed thereon and perpendicularly protruding from an end of said elongated support member for attaching said elongated support member to an object in a spaced-apart relationship thereto;
- and
- at least one cable-receiving split ring non-movably attached to said elongated support member, said at least one cable-receiving support member defining a cable-receiving area having a perimeter surrounded by a rigid barrier, said rigid barrier having an opening therethrough through which at least one cable may be inserted.
A cable support apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated support member;
- at least one cable-receiving support member attached to said elongated support member, said at least one cable-receiving support member defining a cable-receiving area having a perimeter surrounded by a rigid barrier, said rigid barrier having an opening therethrough through which at least one cable may be inserted;
- a first attachment member attached to one end of said elongated support member, said first attachment member having at least one first attachment tab attached thereto;
- and
- a second attachment member attached to another end of said elongated support member and having at least one said second attachment tab attached thereto.
2 more elements
A cable support apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated support member;
- at least one cable-receiving split ring attached to said elongated support member;
- a first attachment member attached to one end of said elongated support member and having at least one first attachment tab attached thereto;
- a second attachment member attached to another end of said elongated support member and having at least one second attachment tab attached thereto;
- and
- at least one auxiliary split ring attached to one of said first and second attachment members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.