Cable clip
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsJoel B. Douglas, Thomas C. Tinucci, John C. Holman
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Abstract
A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clips arms and the mounting tabs generally linearly arranged, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm. A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm.
Claims12
A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall comprising:
- a crosspiece having two opposite sides;
- a first clip arm, and a second clip arm extending from one side of the crosspiece, the crosspiece and the first and second clip arms cooperating to define a slot for receiving cables;
- a first mounting tab and a second mounting tab extending from the side of the crosspiece opposite the first and second clip arms, the first and second mounting tabs being spaced apart;
- an outer surface of the first clip arm and an outer surface of the first mounting tab linearly arranged, and an outer surface of the second clip arm and an outer surface of the second mounting tab linearly arranged, and
- the first and second mounting tabs including a sloped face and a locking notch, the sloped face and locking notch of the first mounting tab opposing the sloped face and locking notch of the second mounting tab, and the first and second mounting tabs being sized and shaped for insertion into a first generally rectangular mounting slot and a second generally rectangular mounting slot, respectively, in the wall.
A cable routing clip comprising:
- a crosspiece having two opposite sides;
- a first clip arm, and a second clip arm extending from one side of the crosspiece, the crosspiece and the first and second clip arms cooperating to define a slot for receiving cables;
- a first mounting tab and a second mounting tab extending from the side of the crosspiece opposite the first and second clip arms, the first and second mounting tabs being spaced apart;
- a gate hingedly attached to a distal end of the first clip arm and movable to a closed position where a catch on a distal end of the second clip arm releasably engages a latch on the gate;
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- the first and second mounting tabs including a sloped face and a locking notch, the sloped face and locking notch of the first mounting tab opposing the sloped face and locking notch of the second mounting tab, and the first and second mounting tabs being sized and shaped for insertion into a first generally rectangular mounting slot and a second generally rectangular mounting slot, respectively, in the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.