IP Library Granted Patent US 12,110,996
Granted Patent B2
US 12,110,996 · App. 18/150,586 · Granted Oct 8, 2024

Wire positioning device

Inventors: Scott Robert Rand (Bedminster, NJ); Daniel Robert Smith (Bedminster, NJ)
Assignee: Affordable Wire Management, LLC
F16L3/1218F16L3/133H02G3/30
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,110,996
App. No.
18/150,586
Granted
Oct 8, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aluminum wire positioning device system for solar panel cabling and harness string cabling is provided that includes a support structure, a cable, and a wire positioning device. The wire positioning device includes a center leg, an attachment support leg, an attachment member configured to couple the wire positioning device to the solar panel frame or solar panel support structure at an attachment point, a saddle support leg, and a cable support saddle configured to support the at least one cable. The attachment member is arranged at an angle relative to the cable support saddle about the center leg, and a center-of-gravity of the wire positioning device is aligned with the attachment point, the center leg, and the saddle support leg.

Claims (30)

1. A wire positioning device system, comprising:

a support structure;

at least one cable; and

a wire positioning device, comprising:

a center leg having a distal end and a proximal end;

an attachment support leg arranged on the proximal end of the center leg;

an extension portion arranged on the attachment support leg opposite the center leg, and configured to couple the wire positioning device to the support structure, wherein the extension portion includes a straight portion and an end portion, the end portion is configured to be deformed to couple the wire positioning device to the support structure;

a saddle support leg arranged on the distal end of the center leg; and

a cable support saddle coupled to the saddle support leg opposite the center leg, and configured to support the at least one cable,

wherein the extension portion is arranged at an angle relative to the cable support saddle about the center leg, and wherein the extension portion is arranged perpendicular to the cable support saddle about the center leg.

2. The wire positioning device system of claim 1 , wherein the center leg includes an offset to arrange the attachment support leg and the saddle support leg parallel to one another.

3. The wire positioning device system of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of cables are configured to be arranged within the cable support saddle.

4. The wire positioning device system of claim 1 , wherein the extension portion is configured to partially enclose a portion of the support structure.

5. The wire positioning device system of claim 1 , wherein the extension portion is coupled to the support structure and the at least one cable is positioned within the cable support saddle.

6. The wire positioning device system of claim 1 , wherein the wire positioning device is formed of aluminum.

7. A wire positioning device system, comprising:

a support structure;

at least one cable; and

a wire positioning device, comprising:

a center leg having a distal end and a proximal end;

an attachment support leg arranged on the proximal end of the center leg;

an extension portion arranged on the attachment support leg opposite the center leg, and configured to couple the wire positioning device to the support structure;

a saddle support leg arranged on the distal end of the center leg; and

a cable support saddle coupled to the saddle support leg opposite the center leg, and configured to support the at least one cable,

wherein the extension portion is arranged perpendicular to the cable support saddle about the center leg, and wherein the center leg includes an offset to arrange the attachment support leg and the saddle support leg parallel to one another;

wherein the extension portion includes a straight portion and an end portion, the end portion is configured to be deformed to couple the wire positioning device to the support structure.

8. The wire positioning device system of claim 7 , wherein a plurality of cables is configured to be arranged within the cable support saddle.

9. The wire positioning device system of claim 7 , wherein the extension portion is configured to partially enclose a portion of the support structure.

10. The wire positioning device system of claim 7 , wherein the extension portion is coupled to the support structure and the at least one cable is positioned within the cable support saddle.

11. The wire positioning device system of claim 7 , wherein the wire positioning device is formed of aluminum.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: RAND, SCOTT ROBERT; SMITH, DANIEL ROBERT
To: AFFORDABLE WIRE MANAGEMENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 067065/0295 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18013088
Provisional Application 63159674 · Mar 11, 2021
Related Publication 20230141833A1 · May 11, 2023