Cable retention clip
AssigneeTyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
InventorsHeidi Bleus, Danny Thijs, Peter Eyckmans
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Abstract
A cable retention clip (20) attached or attachable to equipment with which a plurality of cables are or will be operatively associated, wherein the clip comprises a row of upstanding open-topped cable guide members (24) and a semi-flexible or substantially rigid closure member (22) (hereinafter “lid”) securable on top of the guide members to retain cables when present therein, wherein the lid (22) is selectively securable at two or more different heights relative to the guide member (24), to retain cables of different diameters.
Claims17
A cable retention clip attached or attachable to equipment with which a plurality of cables are or will be operatively associated, the clip comprising:
- a row of upstanding open-topped cable guide members having movable arms configured to retain cables of at least a first diameter and a second diameter the first diameter beingyreater than the second diameter;
- and a semi-flexible or substantially rigid lid securable on top of the guide members to retain cables when present therein, the lid including at least a first face and a second face, wherein upstanding lid-retaining clips are associated with the cable guide members, and the lid is formed to be selectively engageable with the lid-retaining clips to retain cables of at least the first and second diameters, the lid further comprising clip-engagement members selectively engageable with the lid-retaining clips, the lid being configured such that the first face of the lid is secured in facing juxtaposition with the guide members at a first height from the clip-engagement members when the clip-engagement members are engaged with the lid-retaining clips and cables of the first diameter are positioned within the guide members, and the second face of the lid is secured in facing juxtaposition with the guide members at a second height from the clip-engagement members when the clip engagement members are engaged with the lid-retaining clips and cables of the second diameter are positioned within the guide members, the first height being less than the second height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.