Cable clamp strap
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsMarcus J. Shotey, Jeffrey P. Baldwin, Richard L. Cleghorn, Iven Dieterle, Nathaniel A. Falendysz
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Abstract
A device for handling or storing one or more items including a first jaw having a ratcheting engagement member, a second jaw having a ratcheting engagement member, a pivot rotatably connecting the first jaw and the second jaw, a strap proximate the pivot, and wherein manipulating the strap imparts movement on the pivot.
Claims20
A device for handling or storing one or more items, comprising:
- a first jaw having a first ratcheting engagement member;
- a second jaw having a second ratcheting engagement member engaging said first ratcheting engagement member;
- a pivot rotatably connecting the first jaw and the second jaw;
- a strap at least partially wrapped around the pivot such that manipulating the strap with respect to the pivot moves the pivot to rotate the first jaw with respect to the second jaw.
A device for handling or storing one or more items, comprising:
- a pair of generally rigid jaw members each having a hinge end and an outer end, the jaw members comprising a mechanical latch to maintain the outer ends in an engaged position, each jaw member including an inner retaining surface and an outer press surface extending between the ends of the jaw member,
- the jaw members being connected together at their hinge ends, such that the jaw members have a plurality of second, closed positions in which the outer ends are engaged and the inner retaining surfaces are in confronting relationship, and are self-aligned such that the outer ends automatically engage together upon applying pressure on the outer press surfaces;
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- a strap being at least partially wrapped around the hinge end of a first jaw member of the jaw members and communicating with the hinge ends such that pulling the strap with respect to the hinge ends closes the jaw members.
A method of using a device for handling or storing one or more items, the device having a pair of generally rigid jaws, each jaw having a hinge end and an outer end with an inner retaining surface and an outer press surface extending between the ends of the jaw, the jaws being connected together at their ends, such that the device has a first open position, a plurality of second closed positions in which the outer ends are engaged and the inner retaining surfaces are in confronting relationship, and the jaws are self-aligned such that the outer ends automatically engage together upon pulling a strap extending from the hinge ends, the method comprising:
- placing the jaws of the device into the open position;
- passing the one or more items through a space defined between the outer ends in the open position of the device;
- and,
- placing the device into one of the plurality of closed positions with the one or more items therein by pulling on the strap with respect to the hinge ends until the inner retaining surfaces surround the one or more items, the strap being at least partially wrapped around the hinge end of one of the jaws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.