Adapter for mounting cables and cable hangers
An adapter for mounting cable hangers to a mounting structure includes: a plurality of mounting panels, each mounting panel including a mounting hole, the mounting panels attached to each other at edges thereof, each mounting panel being disposed at an angle relative to its adjacent mounting panels; a base attached to the edge of endmost ones of the mounting panels; wherein the mounting panels and the base define an interior of the adapter; the adapter further comprising at least one pair of fingers extending into the interior of the adapter, each pair of fingers being configured to cooperate to grasp a cable.
1. A device for assisting in the mounting of cables comprising:
a mounting panel, the mounting panel including a mounting hole;
two side walls, each side wall being attached to an opposite edge of the mounting panel;
two base segments, each base segment attached to an edge of a respective side wall opposite the mounting panel, each base segment being generally parallel with the mounting panel;
wherein the mounting panel, the side walls and the base segments define an interior of the device;
two locking arms, each locking arm extending from an edge of a respective base segment in a direction away from the mounting panel;
the device further comprising two fingers extending into the interior of the device from a respective base segment adjacent a respective locking arm, the fingers being configured to cooperate to grasp a cable.
2. The device defined in claim 1 , wherein each of the locking arms includes a locking feature, the locking arms extending generally parallel to each other and defining a gap therebetween.
3. The device defined in claim 2 , wherein the device can be deflected from a relaxed state to a deflected state by forcing the locking arms toward each other; and wherein in the deflected state the device may be mounted to a mounting structure, with the locking arms inserted through a hole in the mounting structure and exerting outward pressure on edges of the hole, and the locking features maintaining the device in a mounted position on the mounting structure.
4. The device defined in claim 1 , wherein the device is formed as a monolithic component.
5. The device defined in claim 4 , formed of a metallic material.
6. The device defined in claim 2 , wherein the locking arms and locking features are configured for insertion into a nominal ¾ inch diameter hole in the mounting structure.
7. The device defined in claim 1 , wherein the mounting hole has a nominal diameter of ¾ inch.
8. A device for assisting in the mounting of cables comprising:
a mounting panel, the mounting panel including a mounting hole having a nominal diameter of ¾ inch;
two side walls, each side wall being attached to an opposite edge of the mounting panel;
two base segments, each base segment attached to an edge of a respective side wall opposite the mounting panel, each base segment being generally parallel with the mounting panel;
wherein the mounting panel, the side walls and the base segments define an interior of the device;
two locking arms, each locking arm extending from an edge of a respective base segment in a direction away from the mounting panel;
the device further comprising two fingers extending into the interior of the device from a respective base segment adjacent a respective locking arm, the fingers being configured to cooperate to grasp a cable.
9. The device defined in claim 8 , wherein each of the locking arms includes a locking feature, the locking arms extending generally parallel to each other and defining a gap therebetween.
10. The device defined in claim 9 , wherein the device can be deflected from a relaxed state to a deflected state by forcing the locking arms toward each other; and wherein in the deflected state the device may be mounted to a mounting structure, with the locking arms inserted through a hole in the mounting structure and exerting outward pressure on edges of the hole, and the locking features maintaining the device in a mounted position on the mounting structure.
11. The device defined in claim 8 , wherein the device is formed as a monolithic component.
12. The device defined in claim 11 , formed of a metallic material.
13. A combination, comprising:
a device as defined in claim 1 ; and
a cable hanger mounted on the mounting hole of the device.