Cable fixation devices and methods
A cable fixation device ( 10 ) includes a base ( 110 ), an upright ( 114 ) projecting from the base and including a fixation projection ( 116 ) having a reduced dimensional portion ( 118 ) for receiving a cable tie ( 124 ). Ribs ( 126 ) are provided for engaging the cable jacket or a wrap around the cable. The base ( 110 ) and the fixation projections ( 116 ) can be made from molded plastic. The fixation projections ( 116 ) can be staggered on the cable fixation device ( 10 ). The cable fixation device ( 10 ) can be mounted with a snap arrangement ( 38 ) to an enclosure ( 12 ) with one or more additional cable fixation devices ( 10 ).
1. A cable fixation device comprising:
a body with a snap arrangement; and
an upright projecting from the body, the upright of the body including a plurality of fixation projections that extend parallel in a staggered arrangement to one another in the same direction from a vertical axis of the upright, the plurality of fixation projections having a reduced dimensional portion for receiving a cable and a cable tie, wherein the plurality of fixation projections each have a plurality of ribs that extend externally on opposite sides of the plurality of fixation projections, and wherein the plurality of ribs extend along a length of each of the plurality of fixation projections for engaging a cable jacket or a cable wrap.
2. The cable fixation device of claim 1 , wherein the body includes at least one snap.
3. The cable fixation device of claim 2 , wherein the body includes two snaps as part of the snap arrangement.
4. The cable fixation device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one snap includes a ramp.
5. The cable fixation device of claim 1 , wherein the body, the upright, and the plurality of fixation projections are made from plastic.
6. The cable fixation device of claim 1 , wherein the snap arrangement mounts to an edge of a holder.
7. The cable fixation device of claim 6 , wherein the body includes projecting feet for supporting the body on the holder.
8. The cable fixation device of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a lower projection for receipt in a corresponding opening on a holder.
9. The cable fixation device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fixation projections are capable of receiving a cable on each of two opposite sides of each fixation projection.
10. The cable fixation device of claim 1 , wherein each fixation projection is separated from an adjacent fixation projection by a cut-out.
11. The cable fixation device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of cable fixation devices mounted parallel to one another to a holder.
12. The cable fixation device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fixation projections project away from an opposite side of the cable fixation device.
13. The cable fixation device of claim 1 , further comprising a lower projection that extends from the body in a direction perpendicular to the plurality of fixation projections.