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US 6,632,994 B1Granted
Containment apparatus
OwnerPeter G. Mangone, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a containment apparatus for cables, wires, and other cylindrical objects. The containment apparatus includes a channel member adapted to be attached to a clip member, the clip member is adapted to receive the channel member and is adapted to be mounted to a surface such as an exterior wall or a pole. The channel member is made of a rigid to semi-rigid material which can flex and can resile or can be urged back into its original position whereby the channel member is fixedly attached to the clip member. Multiple channel members can be adapted to be connected, one to another.
Claims25
A containment apparatus, comprising:
- a generally U-shaped channel member having a crown portion, a first leg and a second leg;
- a clip member having a first arm and a second arm, the clip member for mounting to a surface, the clip member further for connecting to the generally U-shaped channel member, the generally U-shaped channel member having an interior space for containing cylindrical objects, the first leg having an interior surface, and the second leg having an interior surface;
- a first ledge for connecting to the clip member disposed on the interior surface of the first leg;
- a first flexible tang for connecting to the clip member disposed on the interior surface of the first leg;
- a second ledge for connecting to the clip member disposed on the interior surface of the second leg;
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- a second flexible tang for connecting to the clip member disposed on the interior surface of the second leg;
- whereby upon connecting to the generally U-shaped channel member the first arm of the clip member engages the first flexible tang and the first ledge of the generally U-shaped channel member, and the second arm of the clip member engages the second flexible tang and the second ledge of the generally U-shaped channel member.
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