Cable clip with movable gate
View Patent ↗A cable clip includes a housing defining an open space and outer grooves about the housing for mounting the cable clip into a mounting opening, the inner edge of the housing including trumpet flares around the edges of the ends and side to provide bend radius protection for cables passing through the clip and a gate closing off the open sided space. The gate may be attached to the housing by a living hinge.
1. A cable clip comprising:
an outer housing including a first end, with an inner edge and an outer edge, a second end with an inner edge and an outer edge, and a side with an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edges of the first end, the second end and the side defining an open sided space;
the outer housing including a trumpet flare to provide bend radius protection for telecommunications cables received in the open sided space;
a gate hingedly mounted to the first end and movable between an open position and to a closed position across the open sided space and releasably attached to the second end;
the outer edges of the outer housing configured for mounting within a mounting opening, the mounting opening including a first edge, a second edge and a rear edge extending between the first and second edges;
the outer edge of the first end including a recess for receiving a first tab formed in the first edge of the mounting opening and the outer edge of the second end including a recess for receiving a second tab formed in the second edge of the mounting opening, the first and second tabs and the recesses of the first and second ends, respectively, cooperating to retain the outer housing within the mounting opening.
2. The cable clip of claim 1 , wherein the gate is hingedly attached at the first end by a living hinge, the gate including a catch which is adapted to receive and releasably engage a latch at the second end, the gate covering the open sided space when in a closed position with the latch engaging the catch, and the gate being movable to an open position upon disengaging the latch from the catch.
3. The cable clip of claim 2 , wherein the gate includes a curved inner surface and at least one support rib on an opposite outer surface.
4. The cable clip of claim 3 , wherein the gate includes a first shoulder adjacent the catch and the second end includes a first extension adjacent the latch, the first extension engaging the first shoulder when the gate is in the closed position.
5. The cable clip of claim 4 , wherein the gate includes a second shoulder adjacent the catch opposite the first shoulder and the second end includes a second extension adjacent the latch opposite the first extension, the second extension engaging the second shoulder when the gate is in the closed position.
6. The cable clip of claim 2 , wherein the catch defines an opening with a top and a bottom and the latch includes a leading edge, a ramped surface and a ledge, the ramped surface configured to engage the top of the catch opening and deflect the latch toward the bottom of the catch opening as the leading edge is inserted through the catch opening, and the top of the catch opening configured to engage the ledge when the gate is in the closed position.
7. The cable clip of claim 6 , wherein the outer edge of the second end is adjacent the bottom of the catch when the gate is in the closed position.