Devices, systems, and methods to secure wires and prevent wire theft
AssigneeHutchinson Wire Solutions, LLC
InventorBrock E. Hutchinson
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods to secure wires and prevent wire theft. In an exemplary embodiment of a system of the present disclosure, the system comprises a wire grip portion comprising a compressible material and having a first aperture and a first groove defined therein, the first groove extending from an outer boundary of the wire grip portion to the first aperture, a collar configured to surround the outer boundary of the wire grip portion, and a first locking mechanism coupled to or formed as part of the collar, the first locking mechanism configured so to tighten the collar relative to the wire grip portion.
Claims19
A system, comprising:
- a wire grip portion comprising a compressible material and having a first aperture and a first groove defined therein, the first groove extending from an outer boundary of the wire grip portion to the first aperture;
- a collar configured to surround the outer boundary of the wire grip portion;
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- a first locking mechanism coupled to or formed as part of the collar and comprising a first fastener portion and a second fastener portion, the first fastener portion of the first locking mechanism configured so to tighten the collar relative to the wire grip portion and to break off from the second fastener portion which remains as part of the locking mechanism.
A system, comprising:
- a wire grip portion comprising a compressible material and having a first aperture, a second aperture, and a first groove defined therein, the first groove extending from an outer boundary of the wire grip portion to the first aperture and to the second aperture;
- a collar configured to surround the outer boundary of the wire grip portion;
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- a first locking mechanism coupled to or formed as part of the collar and comprising a first fastener portion and a second fastener portion, the first fastener portion of the first locking mechanism configured so to tighten the collar relative to the wire grip portion and to break off from the second fastener portion which remains as part of the locking mechanism;
- wherein when a first wire is positioned within the first aperture and the first locking mechanism is tightened, the first wire is secured within the wire grip portion.
A method, comprising:
- positioning a first wire into a first aperture of a system, the system comprising:
- a wire grip portion comprising a compressible material and having the first aperture and a first groove defined therein, the first groove extending from an outer boundary of the wire grip portion to the first aperture;
- a collar configured to surround the outer boundary of the wire grip portion;
- and
- a first locking mechanism coupled to or formed as part of the collar, the first locking mechanism configured so to tighten the collar relative to the wire grip portion;
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- tightening the first locking mechanism to secure the first wire within the wire grip portion by tightening a first portion of a fastener of the first locking mechanism so to break the first portion of the fastener off from a second portion of the fastener which remains as part of the first locking mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.