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Granted Patent B2
US 11,402,597 · App. 16/995,206 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Cable mounting clamps

Inventors: Wilfred J. Courchaine (Moore, SC); Shirley Ball (Greer, SC)
Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
G02B6/4471G02B6/4446G02B6/4452H02G3/32H02G3/34F16B2/02F16B2/20G02B6/4477H02G15/1806
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,402,597
App. No.
16/995,206
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cable assembly includes a cable and a cable mounting clamp. The cable mounting clamp includes a base removably connectable to a surface. The base may include a tab removably insertable into an aperture defined in the surface and a lock releasably connectable to the surface. The base further includes an outer body which defines an inner channel and a support ramp disposed within the inner channel, the inner channel extending along a longitudinal axis. The cable mounting clamp further includes a cap connectable to the base to further define the inner channel therebetween. The cable mounting clamp further includes a roller tube disposed within the inner channel and rotatably mounted on the support ramp, the roller tube rotatable about the longitudinal axis.

Claims (8)

1. A cable mounting clamp for mounting a cable to a surface, wherein a reference longitudinal axis extends co-directional to a length of the cable, the cable mounting clamp comprising:

a base removably connectable to the surface, the base comprising a lock configured to pivot relative to the base to removably lock the base to the surface, the lock comprising a contact face configured to interface with a locking feature disposed on the surface; and

a cap removably connectable to the base to define an inner channel extending along the longitudinal axis therebetween for receiving the cable, wherein the cable is configured to extend through the inner channel and through the cable mounting clamp, and wherein the cable is configured to be rotatable within the inner channel,

wherein the base is configured to translate along the longitudinal axis during engagement and disengagement with the locking feature, and wherein the contact face is configured to engage with a longitudinal end of the locking feature.

2. The cable mounting clamp of claim 1 , wherein the lock further comprises a handle configured to operably move the lock between a locked and unlocked configuration, and wherein a pivot point of the lock is disposed between the handle and the contact face.

3. The cable mounting clamp of claim 2 , wherein the handle lies along a first best fit plane, wherein the contact face lies along a second best fit plane, and wherein the first and second best fit planes are generally parallel with one another.

4. The cable mounting clamp of claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises one or more tabs configured to extend into the locking feature disposed on the surface.

5. The cable mounting clamp of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the one or more tabs is insertable into the locking feature from a first side of the locking feature, and wherein the contact face of the lock is engageable with a second side of the locking feature, the second side being opposite the first side of the locking feature.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2020
From: COURCHAINE, WILFRED J.; BALL, SHIRLEY
To: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 053513/0716 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15862225 · Jan 4, 2018
Related Publication 20200379201A1 · Dec 3, 2020
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