IP Library Granted Patent US 8,894,021
Granted Patent B1
US 8,894,021 · App. 13/595,283 · Granted Nov 25, 2014

Cable support

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Patent No.
US 8,894,021
App. No.
13/595,283
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

A cable support is disclosed. The cable support may comprise a mount, a drive support, a strap, and a drive block. The drive support and the strap may be connected to the mount. The drive block may be connected to the drive support and the strap. A cable support may comprise a body having a through hole, a plurality of compression segments, and a spreader. The plurality of compression segments may be located at least partially within the body and may be sized to receive a wire. The spreader may be located between the plurality of compression segments.

Claims (29)

1. A cable support comprising:

a mount;

a drive support connected to the mount;

a strap connected to the mount; and

a drive block connected to the drive support by a drive bolt, the drive block having a gripping surface engaging the strap, the drive block being movable to cause at least one of the following: the strap to tighten and the strap to loosen, wherein the drive block being movable comprises the drive block being configured to traverse along an axis of rotation of the drive bolt when the drive bolt is rotated.

2. The cable support of claim 1 , wherein the strap comprises a chain.

3. The cable support of claim 1 , further comprising a protective strip located proximate the strap.

4. The cable support of claim 3 , wherein the protective strip comprises an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of flanges, the plurality of flanges being in contact with the strap.

5. The cable support of claim 1 , further comprising a clamp connected to the mount, the clamp configured to engage a conduit.

6. The cable support of claim 1 , wherein the mount comprises an upper mount member and a lower mount member, the drive support located between the upper mount member and the lower mount member.

7. The cable support of claim 1 , wherein the mount is arcuately shaped.

8. The cable support of claim 1 , wherein the mount comprises an arcuately shaped upper mount member and an arcuately shaped lower mount member.

9. The cable support of claim 8 , wherein the drive support is disposed between the upper mount member and the lower mount member.

10. The cable support of claim 8 , wherein the strap is secured between the upper mount member and the lower mount member by a strap retention pin.

11. The cable support of claim 8 , wherein a hinge spacer is disposed between the upper mount member and the lower mount member.

12. The cable support of claim 8 , wherein a hinge spacer is disposed between the upper mount member and the lower mount member by a spacer bolt.

13. The cable support of claim 8 , wherein a spacer block is disposed between the upper mount member and the lower mount member.

14. The cable support of claim 8 , wherein a spacer block is disposed between the upper mount member and the lower mount member by a first screw and a second screw.

15. A cable support comprising:

a mount comprising an upper mount member and a corresponding lower mount member, the upper mount member being arcuately shaped and the lower mount member being arcuately shaped;

a drive support disposed between the upper mount member and the lower mount member;

a strap connected to the mount between the upper mount member and the lower mount member;

a spacer block connected to the mount between the upper mount member and the lower mount member; and

a drive block connected to the drive support and by a drive bolt, the drive block engaging the strap, the drive block being movable to cause at least one of the following: the strap to tighten on a cable placed between the strap and the spacer block and the strap to loosen on the cable placed between the strap and the spacer block.

16. The cable support of claim 15 , wherein the drive block being movable comprises the drive block being configured to traverse along an axis of rotation of the drive bolt when the drive bolt is rotated.

17. The cable support of claim 15 , wherein the strap is secured between the upper mount member and the lower mount member by a strap retention pin.

18. The cable support of claim 15 , wherein a hinge spacer is disposed between the upper mount member and the lower mount member.

19. The cable support of claim 15 , wherein a hinge spacer is disposed between the upper mount member and the lower mount member by a spacer bolt.

20. The cable support of claim 15 , wherein the drive block comprises a gripping surface engaging the strap.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC; COLEMAN CABLE, LLC; TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, LLC; SUMNER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC; MADISON ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, LLC; NOVINIUM, LLC; NOVINIUM HOLDINGS, INC.; WATTEREDGE, LLC; TAPPAN WIRE & CABLE, LLC; UNITED COPPER INDUSTRIES, LLC; TOPAZ LIGHTING COMPANY LLC; OBI PARTNERS, LLC; WIIP, INC.
Reel/Frame 072299/0141 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENTS Recorded Oct 23, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC; COLEMAN CABLE, LLC (F/K/A COLEMAN CABLE, INC.); TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, LLC (F/K/A TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CORPORATION); SUMNER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC; MADISON ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, LLC; NOVINIUM, LLC; WATTEREDGE, LLC; TAPPAN WIRE & CABLE, LLC; UNITED COPPER INDUSTRIES, LLC; TOPAZ LIGHTING COMPANY LLC; OBI PARTNERS, LLC; WIIP, INC.
Reel/Frame 069235/0104 →
CONVERSION Recorded Jun 26, 2014
From: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY
To: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 033244/0969 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Feb 21, 2014
From: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC; COLEMAN CABLE, INC.; TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CORPORATION
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 032308/0469 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 12, 2014
From: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC; COLEMAN CABLE, INC.; TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 032251/0277 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2012
From: DANIEL, ALLAN W.; GARRISH, CHAD; FULLER, DAVID; THORN, STUART W.
To: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 029029/0122 →