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Granted Patent B1
US 10,302,227 · App. 15/858,186 · Granted May 28, 2019

Cable organizing apparatus and system

Inventor: Ronald Glen Gustaveson, II (Draper, UT)
Assignee: Gust Marketing, LLC
F16L3/13F16B1/00F16B2001/0035
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Patent No.
US 10,302,227
App. No.
15/858,186
Granted
May 28, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

Embodiments are directed to a cable organizing apparatus and system. In one scenario, a cable organizing apparatus includes a support structure including an inner surface that is attachable to a specified object. The support structure further includes an outer surface that has multiple mounting points at which cable fasteners are mounted to the support structure. The cable organizing apparatus also includes cable fasteners configured to hold cables in a specified position. The cable fasteners mount to the outer surface of the support structure. The cable fasteners include a clip and an attaching means for attaching the cable fasteners to the support structure. The outer surface of the support structure may be made of a printable material.

Claims (49)

1. A cable organizing apparatus, comprising:

a support structure including an inner surface that is attachable to a specified object, and an outer surface having one or more mounting points at which cable fasteners are mounted to the support structure; and

one or more cable fasteners configured to hold cables in a specified position, wherein the cable fasteners mount to the outer surface of the support structure, the one or more cable fasteners including at least one clip and at least one attaching means for attaching the cable fasteners to the support structure;

wherein:

the outer surface is flat, such that the cable fasteners are slideable along the outer surface,

the cable fasteners attach to the outer surface via magnets, and

the support structure includes one or more cavities that are each designed to store one or more magnets such that the one or more magnets are embedded in the support structure.

2. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the support structure includes at least one magnet that attaches the support structure to the specified object.

3. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the magnet spans the inner surface of the support structure.

4. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface includes at least one magnet that fastens at least one of the cable fasteners to the support structure.

5. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the magnet spans the outer surface of the support structure.

6. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cable fasteners are detachable from the outer surface.

7. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cavities correlate with the one or more mounting points.

8. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the magnets in the one or more cavities of the support structure attach to one or more magnets that are part of the cable fasteners.

9. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the magnets in the one or more cavities are placed in the cavities before printing on the outer surface of the support structure.

10. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the magnets in the one or more cavities are placed in the cavities after printing on the outer surface of the support structure.

11. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface is made of a printable material.

12. A cable organizing system, comprising:

a base that is attachable to an object;

a shell structure that is fastened to the base, the shell structure having one or more mounting points at which clips are mounted to the shell structure; and

one or more clips configured to route cables positioned in the object's vicinity, wherein the clips are detachably mounted to at least one of the mounting points of the shell structure;

wherein:

the one or more mounting points comprise one or more grooves, and

the one or more clips each comprise a tongue that is configured to fit into the one or more grooves of the one or more mounting points.

13. The cable organizing system of claim 12 , wherein:

the mounting points of the shell structure include one or more magnets embedded in the shell structure; and

the one or more clips each comprise a magnet.

14. The cable organizing system of claim 12 , wherein the mounting points of the shell structure include an adhesive or semi-adhesive to hold the clips in place on the shell structure.

15. The cable organizing system of claim 12 , wherein one or more of the clips are covered in a printable material.

16. The cable organizing system of claim 12 , wherein the base is configured to attach to a mobile electronic device.

17. A cable organizing apparatus, comprising:

a support structure including an inner surface that is attachable to a specified object, and an outer surface having one or more mounting points at which cable fasteners are mounted to the support structure; and

one or more cable fasteners configured to hold cables in a specified position, wherein the cable fasteners mount to the outer surface of the support structure, the one or more cable fasteners including at least one clip and at least one attaching means for attaching the cable fasteners to the support structure;

wherein:

the outer surface is flat, such that the one of more cable fasteners are slideable along the outer surface,

the cable fasteners attach to the outer surface via magnets at the one or more mounting points,

the support structure includes one or more cavities that are each designed to store one or more magnets such that the one or more magnets are embedded in the support structure, and

the one or more cavities correlate with the one or more mounting points.

18. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the one or more cavities of the support structure are embedded within another, larger cavity in the support structure.

19. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a plurality of cable organizing apparatuses are linked together via a linking mechanism.

20. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the cable fasteners each comprise a first magnet, and the cable fasteners rotate relative to the first magnet; and

the first magnet detachably attaches to the support structure at one of the one or more mounting points.

21. The cable organizing system of claim 12 , wherein:

the one or more clips each comprise a first magnet, and the one or more clips rotate relative to the first magnet; and

the first magnet detachably attaches to the support structure at one of the one or more mounting points.

22. The cable organizing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:

the one or more cable fasteners each comprise a first magnet, and the one or more cable fasteners rotate relative to the first magnet; and

the first magnet detachably attaches to the support structure at one of the one or more mounting points.

Assignments (6)
LIEN Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: C-SLIDE HOLDINGS, LLC
To: WORKMAN NYDEGGER
Reel/Frame 066597/0698 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT APPLICATION NUMBER 15/806003 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 054194 FRAME 0328. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 29, 2020
From: SOL PALS, LLC
To: C-SLIDE HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054263/0243 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FOLLOWING INCORRECT APPLICATION NUMBERS: 62/439908 AND 15/858156. THE CORRECT APPLICATION NUMBERS ARE: 62/489908 AND 15/858186. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 045636 FRAME 0204. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CONVEYANCE TO C-SLIDE HOLDINGS, LLC. Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: SOL PALS, LLC
To: C-SLIDE HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054194/0328 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2018
From: SOL PALS, LLC
To: C-SLIDE HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 045636/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2018
From: GUSTAVESON, RONALD GLEN
To: SOL PALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 044823/0529 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2017
From: GUSTAVESON, RONALD GLEN, II
To: GUST MARKETING, LLC.
Reel/Frame 044505/0905 →
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