IP Library Granted Patent US 9,306,380
Granted Patent B2
US 9,306,380 · App. 14/081,631 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Grommet for cable hanger

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,306,380
App. No.
14/081,631
Filed
Nov 15, 2013
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2874
USPC
385/137
Abstract

A grommet adapted for insertion into a cable hanger includes a generally C-shaped main body formed of a polymeric material and having a longitudinal axis. Such a grommet can be securely held by a cable hanger.

Claims (10)

1. A grommet adapted for insertion into a cable hanger, comprising:

a main body formed of a polymeric material, the main body having a generally C-shaped profile, the main body further having a length, a thickness and a longitudinal axis;

wherein the main body includes a plurality of apertures extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main body, wherein at least some of the plurality of apertures extend less than the length of the main body.

2. The grommet defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of apertures comprises a first set of apertures that extend into the main body from an upper surface of the main body and a second set of apertures that extend into the main body from a lower surface of the main body.

3. The grommet defined in claim 2 , wherein the first set of apertures does not overlap with the second set of apertures.

4. The grommet defined in claim 2 , wherein the first set of apertures overlaps with the second set of apertures.

5. The grommet defined in claim 1 , wherein the apertures are non-circular in cross-section.

6. The grommet defined in claim 1 , further comprising upper and lower flanges that extend radially outwardly from the main body, and wherein at least one of the upper and lower flanges includes a protrusion that extends radially inwardly.

7. The grommet defined in claim 1 in combination with a cable hanger, wherein the main body of the grommet resides in a cavity formed by the cable hanger.

8. The grommet and cable hanger defined in claim 7 in combination with a cable captured by the grommet, wherein the cable is selected from the group consisting of fiber optic cables and hybrid fiber/power cables.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 049905/0504 Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.); ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; RUCKUS WIRELESS, LLC (F/K/A RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.)
Reel/Frame 071477/0255 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2021
From: ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST
Reel/Frame 060752/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049892/0051 →
TERM LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049905/0504 →
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049892/0396 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST PATENTS (RELEASES RF 036201/0283) Recorded Mar 31, 2017
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: ALLEN TELECOM LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; REDWOOD SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042126/0434 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2015
From: ALLEN TELECOM LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; REDWOOD SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036201/0283 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 19, 2015
From: ANDREW LLC
To: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 035226/0385 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2013
From: VACCARO, RONALD A.
To: ANDREW LLC
Reel/Frame 031632/0080 →