Plural Pipe Or Cable Patents (Class 248/68.1)
  • Patent number: 11979009
    Abstract: Provided herein is a cable tray apparatus including a first side rail, a second side rail spaced from the first side rail, and at least one support member having a first end and a second end. The second side rail includes a support wall and first and second tabs extending from the support wall. The support member includes side walls extending between the ends, and first and second recesses formed within each of the two side walls at each end. The support member is located between the side rails, and the tabs of the side rails are configured to engage and be located within the respective first and second recesses at the respective ends of the support member. The support member is slidable relative to the side rails along the tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Daniel Cardin, Daniel Lalancette
  • Patent number: 11978981
    Abstract: An opening shield assembly including a body portion that includes a base plate having a front side and a back side and a passageway portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The passageway portion being connected to the base plate at the proximal end. The body portion also includes a passage extending from the distal end of the passageway portion to the back side of the base plate through the passageway portion and the base plate. The passageway portion is bent between the proximal end and the distal end to form a bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kevin Cremona
  • Patent number: 11971084
    Abstract: A support apparatus includes: a protective frame connected body to hold a plurality of protection targets flexibly, each protection target being a flexible cable or pipe having one end connected to a fixed-side member and the other end connected to a movable-side member that moves relative to the fixed-side member, the protective frame connected body having a bending portion bent in a middle, an upper side and a lower side of the protective frame connected body overlapped vertically; a lower supporter to support the lower side of the protective frame connected body; and a plurality of upper supporters, each of the plurality of upper supporters supporting the upper side of the protective frame connected body at a predetermined position of the protective frame connected body and being moved by movement of the movable-side member to pass the bending portion without being in contact with the bending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kibayashi, Noboru Kawaguchi, Junji Takaki, Naoki Okada
  • Patent number: 11953128
    Abstract: This document describes a pipe clip for quick mount and release. In aspects, the pipe clip includes a base and an upper cover, with several arc-shaped cavities provided on the base. The outer side of the arc-shaped concave cavity is provided with connecting column and racks. The upper cover is provided with a pressing concave cavity corresponding to each arc-shaped concave cavity. The base and upper cover configured to form a pipe cavity by combining one arc-shaped concave cavity and one pressing concave cavity. The upper cover is provided with a perforation corresponding to the connecting column and the connecting column is configured to penetrate through the perforation so that the upper cover can rotate around the connecting column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hellermann Tyton (WUXI) Electrical Accessories Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11932429
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station for a premises including a ceiling grid and a support structure disposed above the ceiling grid is provided. The apparatus includes an unmanned aerial vehicle docking station mounting bracket including a top surface and a bottom surface which is configured to be affixed to an exposed surface of a ceiling element in the ceiling grid by a first plurality of fastening elements. The bottom surface of the bracket is configured to be affixed to the ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station. The apparatus further includes a panel including a top surface and a bottom surface which is configured to be affixed to a concealed surface of the ceiling element by the first plurality of fastening elements. The top surface of the panel includes at least one anchoring element physically coupling the panel to the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: INDOOR ROBOTICS INC.
    Inventors: Trevor Greenberg, David Brandon Smith, Isaac C. Dearmond
  • Patent number: 11933518
    Abstract: A damping assembly includes a damping pad including a connection base and a damping body connected to the connection base and extending in a direction away from the connection base. The damping body includes a plurality of mounting holes configured to hold refrigerant pipes of an air conditioner. Each of the mounting holes includes a mounting opening configured to allow one of the refrigerant pipes to be snapped through, and at least two of the plurality of mounting holes are arranged along an extension direction of the damping body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huoxu Huang
  • Patent number: 11929599
    Abstract: A wiring member with a fixing member includes a wiring member, and a fixing member. The wiring member includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members and a base material. The plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed to the base material in an arrayed state. The base material is bent so as to surround the plurality of wire-like transmission members. The fixing member includes an attachment part and a fixing part. The attachment part is attached to the wiring member so as to be located on outside of the base material. The fixing part is a part being connected to the attachment part and being fixed to a fixing target of the wiring member. In a state in which the attachment part is attached to the wiring member, the base material is maintained in a bent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Daisuke Ebata, Taku Umehara, Ryuta Takakura, Kenta Arai, Miyu Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11923667
    Abstract: A cable tray of the ladder type configuration can be fabricated from soft solid curable polymer strips comprised of a thermosetting material. The curable polymer strips in a pliable state may be wound into strip rolls for storage and transportation to the installation site. At the installation site, the soft solid curable polymer strips can be deployed, molded into pliable formed rail sections, and transversely connected together by a plurality of rungs. The curing process can be completed by, for example, exposing the thermosetting material to a ultraviolet or visible light source to produce hardened rail sections of the ladder type cable tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Jonah Kadoko
  • Patent number: 11906089
    Abstract: There is provided a co-molded snap-on support base, including a top portion, and a bottom portion co-molded with the top portion. The bottom portion includes an attachment clip for a one-step snap-on attachment to an elongate bar structure. The attachment clip includes first and second side attachment arms. The attachment clip further includes a lateral retaining strip formed on each of the first and second side attachment arms. The bottom portion further includes at least one secondary retaining clip projecting from an interior surface of the bottom portion of the co-molded snap-on support base. The at least one secondary retaining clip is designed to mate with at least one hole in the elongate bar structure, to align and to further secure the co-molded snap-on support base to the elongate bar structure. The co-molded snap-on support base is used to reduce a time of installation of apparatuses for routing elongate elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Bruton Hargett, Brian Erick Waters
  • Patent number: 11885288
    Abstract: A fuel pump module for a vehicle, which is formed in a low-floor type fuel pump module capable of being easily installed in a fuel tank with a reduced vertical height. The fuel pump module includes a head plate to be mounted in an opening of a fuel tank, a reservoir cup to which the head plate is pivotably coupled through a pair of connecting bars and which is to be installed in the fuel tank in a state of being coupled to the head plate, a fuel pump disposed in the reservoir cup in a state of being laid and to deliver fuel in the reservoir cup to an outside of the fuel tank, and a jet pump installed in the reservoir cup and to suction fuel outside the reservoir cup and discharge the fuel into the reservoir cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Won Lee, Jung Su Park, Seong Cheol Cho, Duck Su Moon, Seung Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 11881694
    Abstract: A cable support includes a support body, a mounting tab, and at least one extension connecting the mounting tab to the support body. The support body includes a saddle configured to support cables and a stem extending in a first direction from a rear end of the saddle, which is opposite a front end. The mounting tab is configured to be secured to a support structure and includes a secondary tab. The at least one extension is bendable to move the mounting tab between a wall-mount configuration and a rod-mount configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Wilson, Daniel A. Kozlowski, Jeff A. Wilson, Raymond M. Olle, Paul Bryson Allen
  • Patent number: 11870229
    Abstract: A connection interface includes a base bracket and a cable connection carrier (e.g., module, panel, etc.). The cable connection carrier has a front wall to which one or more cable connection components (e.g., optical components, electrical components, and/or hybrid components) are mounted. The cable connection carrier may angle the cable connection components relative to an open front of the base bracket. Some cable connection carriers may be snap-fit to the base bracket for easy installation. Other cable connection carriers are movable (e.g., pivotal) relative to the base bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Oscar Fernando Bran De León, Thomas Marcouiller, Peter C. Augdahl
  • Patent number: 11862956
    Abstract: A wire management clip includes a cable pocket, a first clip pocket with an opening to receive a structure, and a second clip pocket with an opening to receive a structure. The opening of the first clip pocket is accessible from one direction relative to the wire management clip, and the opening of the second clip pocket is accessible from another direction relative to the wire management clip. The wire management clip may also include one or more structure engaging members for engaging or contacting a surface of the structure received within the first clip pocket and the second clip pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Kurt Leslie Gray Naugler, Evan Ronald Martin
  • Patent number: 11855432
    Abstract: A cable management bracket including a cable management base, one or more cable clamps, and a cable distribution block is disclosed. The cable management base has a base panel, and a first sidewall and a second sidewall between a front end and a rear end of the base panel. The first sidewall and the second sidewall extend from and along opposite sides of the base panel. The one or more cable clamps are disposed on the base panel. Each cable clamp has two opposing arms separated by a slot. Each of the two opposing arms are flexibly movable to accommodate a cable in the slot. The cable distribution block is disposed at the rear end of the base panel. The cable distribution block has a plurality of through holes, each through hole configured to accommodate the cable through an opening that is flexibly movable in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Ming-Lung Wang, Jia-Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 11835163
    Abstract: A strain relief assembly is disclosed comprising a support for mounting on a tray or the like and an elongate support member to which is rotatably mounted a strain relief member. The strain relief member is secured to the support member by a securing mechanism comprising a shaft which travels within a shaft receiving bore between a secured position, wherein a first shaft end of the shaft presses against a free end of the second portion and thereby preventing rotation of the elongate strain relief member and a released position wherein the shaft is positioned away from the free end of the second portion and such that the elongate strain relief member is rotatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BELDEN CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Christian Roa-Quispe, Oscar Alberto Lazarte Barrios
  • Patent number: 11828394
    Abstract: Expansion and movement joints are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a collar having a first aperture extending therethrough to receive a conduit, and a guide to receive the collar, where the guide has a second aperture that defines an inner surface of the guide, and where the inner surface of the guide is larger than an outer surface of the collar to define a gap therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Durr Universal, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Joseph Shambeau, Matthew Mark Holschuh, Jesse Alan Peterson, Bradley Brian Pedersen, Patrick John Higgins
  • Patent number: 11821549
    Abstract: A stackable bracket includes a base, and a plurality of clips configured to extend from the base. Each of the plurality of clips is configured to include a pair of holding members, each of the holding members of the plurality of clips is configured to define an opening configured to receive one of a plurality of cables or ducts, and the openings of each pair of holding members are configured to be aligned with one another in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD.
    Inventors: Kim Leeson, Harvey Etheridge
  • Patent number: 11814824
    Abstract: An integrated access box for providing surface access to a curb box or other structure, and tracer wires in a single unit. The integrated access box generally includes a body having a first end and a second end and a first chamber (e.g., a curb box chamber or cleanout chamber) extending into the first end toward the second end of the body. The body may be substantially cylindrical in shape, and may include a first opening near the first end of the body and a first chamber access opening in the first chamber near the top of the body, and a tracer wire chamber extending into the body. The tracer wire chamber includes a second opening near the first end of the body. The integrated access box may further include a tracer wire access opening in the tracer wire chamber near the top of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Innovative Tops, LLC
    Inventor: Chad Thompson
  • Patent number: 11754798
    Abstract: A system supporting a cable to a building is provided. The system includes a device interposed between the cable and the building. The device includes a first portion. The device includes a second portion. The device includes a frangible segment having a break threshold. The frangible segment retains the first and second portions together below the break threshold and releases the first portion from the second portion upon the break threshold being reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Fiset, Marc J. Durocher, Jr., Erik Sheehan, Michael D. Hanson, Richard A. Warter
  • Patent number: 11746930
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes: first and second hanger members, the first hanger member having first securing features and the second hanger member having second securing features that engage the first securing features to secure the first and second hanger members in a mated condition; the first hanger member having a first side wall with a first cutout area and a second side wall with a second cutout area; the second hanger member having a third side wall with a third cutout area and a fourth side wall with a fourth cutout area; wherein in the mated condition the first, second, third and fourth cutout areas form a first cable cavity; and wherein a first cantilevered gripping member extends from the first side wall into the first cable cavity, and a second cantilevered gripping member extends from the third side wall into the first cable cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi
  • Patent number: 11747062
    Abstract: A support structure for a valve module of a refrigeration system includes a support structure that can be supported on the roof or floor of a building by adjustable legs, or can be suspended from the ceiling of a building. The support structure has cross members allowing the components of a valve module to be pre-assembled thereon and transported as a valve control station to an installation location. The pipes of the pre-assembled valve control station can be aligned with pipes laid out at the installation location, thereby allowing off-site fabrication of a valve control station for a refrigeration system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Preston Refrigeration Co. Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Michael Schnepf
  • Patent number: 11738701
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a wire; and an outer cover into which the wire is inserted; wherein the outer cover is provided with a spring that is in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the wire. An outer cover into which a wire is to be inserted, the outer cover including a spring configured to come into contact with an outer circumferential surface of the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LIMITED, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimizu, Tomoya Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11732839
    Abstract: An equipment holder comprises a clip with gripping members extending in a first direction. A hook extends from one side of the clip in a second direction. An anchor extends from the opposite side of the clip in a third direction. The clip is configured for releasable engagement with a support structure and with a clip of a like holder. The anchor is configured for releasable engagement with a support structure. The holder can be used in a variety of locations, attached to a support structure by the clip or the anchor. Once holder may also be attached to another holder of the same type for use as a cable management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Limited
    Inventor: Nevzat Atakan
  • Patent number: 11713835
    Abstract: A mounting bracket used to attach cables to a cable tray rung. The mounting bracket has a bracket main body and a bracket spring attachment. The bracket main body includes a base plate and a cable attachment member for supporting the cables. The bracket spring attachment slidingly engages the bracket main body to form the mounting bracket. The bracket spring attachment secures the assembled mounting bracket to the cable tray rung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventor: Robert W. Kossak
  • Patent number: 11705254
    Abstract: A wiring component includes a plurality of electric wires aligned in a predetermined alignment direction, and a holder to hold the plurality of electric wires. The holder includes a pair of resin members that sandwich longitudinal portions of the plurality of electric wires in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the alignment direction, and the pair of resin members are recess-projection fitted between the plurality of electric wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventor: Noriyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11698152
    Abstract: An improved hanger attaches to the corner of a vertical, horizontal, or angled construction member. A support member descends from the hanger and holds one or more cables against the construction member. The narrow profile of the hanger permits the placement of strapping and covering, or other construction materials, over the cables. Bumps on the support member secure the cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: George Papadopoulos
  • Patent number: 11692648
    Abstract: A cable support system includes a plurality of V-bracket assemblies spaced-apart from one another and aligned to form first and second sides defining an angle therebetween. A first cable support apparatus is disposed on the first side and secured to the plurality of V-bracket assemblies and a second cable support apparatus is disposed on the second side and secured to the plurality of V-bracket assembles such that the first and second cable support apparatuses defined the angle therebetween. Each of the first and second cable support apparatuses includes a plurality of horizontal supports of wire stock and a plurality of first vertical supports of wire stock. Each first vertical support includes a vertical segment joined to the horizontal supports at intersections therebetween and an upper cable-receiving element extending outwardly from the corresponding vertical segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Management Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Roger Jette
  • Patent number: 11677227
    Abstract: A bracket secured to a support member. The bracket receives a locking strap cleat to secure a cable bundle to the support member. The bracket has a first tongue, a second tongue parallel to the first tongue, and a riser section connecting the first tongue and the second tongue. The first tongue and the second tongue include slots. The first tongue of the bracket receives one of the cable bundle or the support member and the second tongue of the bracket receives one of the cable bundle or the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventor: Rodney G. Rouleau
  • Patent number: 11672340
    Abstract: A storage shelf assembly includes a platform and a platform support frame including a first side member defining a first channel, a second side member defining a second channel opposite the first side member, and a plurality of cross members extending between the first and second side members and received within the first and second channels. A first upright is coupled to the platform support frame and a first structure and is configured to suspend the platform support frame from the first structure. The first upright is coupled to the first side member of the platform support frame via a first attachment assembly. The first attachment assembly includes a support bracket coupled to the first upright and configured to cradle the first side member, and a clamp feature coupled to the support bracket and configured to extend over the first side member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: KNAPE & VOGT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventor: Robert S. Sytsma
  • Patent number: 11674617
    Abstract: A tube lock includes a lock housing, a clamp cover, and a tube clamp. The lock housing has a tube compartment having an opening therein. In this regard, the clamp cover mates with the lock housing to provide a barrier over the opening of the tube compartment. The tube clamp has a tube entry along a major surface thereof. A first tube passageway extends from the tube entry into the housing, and a tube receiving channel is coupled to the first tube passageway. The tube clamp also comprises a clamping mechanism having a lever handle, and a tube pinch that is coupled to the lever handle. When the clamp cover is mated with the lock housing, the lever handle of the clamping mechanism is prevented from transitioning from the second position to the first position, thus locking the tube inserted into the tube clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Horizon Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Joseph H. Althaus, Ryan Muhlenkamp, Matthew B. Sunday
  • Patent number: 11662042
    Abstract: A clamp assembly for securing a conduit to a strut, the clamp assembly includes a pair of brackets, each bracket having a head section and a tail section. The respective tail sections of the pair of brackets being configured to be received within the strut and the pair of brackets having respective apertures formed in the respective head sections thereof. A bolt has a shank that is configured to be received within the respective apertures of the pair of brackets. A nut has a bore therein, the bore is configured to receive the shank of the bolt. Each of the respective apertures includes a pair of opposite, rounded surfaces spaced from each other and connected by a pair of opposite, elongated surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Grahek, Amol Anil Khalkar
  • Patent number: 11655835
    Abstract: An example fastener includes a body and a clamp. The body includes a first resilient arm. The clamp is pivotably engaged with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O. Lepper
  • Patent number: 11641095
    Abstract: A holder for cable conduits including a first holder half connected to a second holder half, wherein the holder halves form at least one opening for holding a cable conduit, wherein the holder halves are aligned to each other by two aligning protrusions of the first holder half arranged inside two aligning recesses of the second holder half and two aligning protrusions of the second holder half arranged inside two aligning recesses of the first holder half. The aligning protrusions of each holder half are arranged symmetric to a central axis of the holder orthogonal to a connection plane between the holder halves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Roger Hüppi-Ziegler, Martin Gueller
  • Patent number: 11635333
    Abstract: A mounting fixture for mounting a sensor circuit to a support rail is disclosed. In various embodiments, the mounting fixture includes a bracket having a base portion and a first flange member extending from the base portion; a clamp fixture connected to the first flange member, the clamp fixture including a plate member; a first pin extending through the first flange member and the plate member; and a first fastener threaded on to the first pin and configured to secure the plate member to the first flange member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Colby S. Dunn, Christopher Waitkus
  • Patent number: 11629808
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a mounting member including two support rails extending side by side. The two support rails include a first section and a second section in an extension direction thereof. The first section is adapted to carry a device with a first size, and the second section is adapted to carry a device with a second size. Grooves are provided on a top surface of the support rails so as to avoid interference between the bottom surface of the device and the top surface of the support rails. The disclosure also discloses a device assembly including a plurality of devices and the mounting member. The mounting member of the present disclosure allows the plurality of devices to be directly mounted on the two support rails without the need of additional support rails or spacers, thereby reducing the number of parts and improving the integrity and ease of installation of the device assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Xiaojing Zhou, Tao Wang, Liang Fan, Ying Dong
  • Patent number: 11617275
    Abstract: A utility cabinet includes a housing having an interior compartment, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front opening, and a side opening. A frame is connected to the housing and moveable between a first position where the frame is entirely in the housing and a second position where at least a portion of the frame is outside of the housing. The frame is configured to receive one or more utility components. A front door is connected to the housing and moveable between a closed position covering the front opening and an open position providing access to the front opening. A side door is connected to the housing and moveable between a closed position covering the side opening and an open position providing access to the side opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard James Merrell, Donald Wayne Nicholas, III, David Roy Harms, Matthew David Raetz, Marjana Marovic Abby
  • Patent number: 11600981
    Abstract: A tension relief for a cable carrier. A multi-part holding frame comprising bars which are connected by side parts holds block-like spacers, between which a plurality of lines, such as cables, hoses or the like, are laid. In order to exert a clamping force by the holding frame on the spacers for the purpose of strain relief, a quickly closable device is provided. A quick release clamp can be provided, which in the closed position clamps the side parts and/or the bars to one another. According to the invention, the two side parts are mounted pivotably on the lower strip and are fastened releasably to the first bar, for example by screws or the quick release clamp. Each side part can thus be pivoted from the closed position into an open position and vice versa in order to release and clamp the lines respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hermey, Ralf Steeger, Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Bilal Yilmaz
  • Patent number: 11588312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wall feedthrough having a frame which is divided by at least one intermediate web into at least two chambers, wherein at least one grommet of elastic material is arranged in each of the chambers, and wherein the grommet has at least one passage opening for accommodating an elongated object to be passed through the wall. It is provided according to the invention that two adjacent grommets, having an intermediate web between them, are respectively designed in such a way that they overlap the intermediate web on at least one side of the frame in the longitudinal direction of the elongated objects over the entire height of one side edge of the grommet and make sealing contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Bruno Ehmann, Valentin Ehmann
  • Patent number: 11581720
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an assembly having a cable support and a cable inserted in the support, the latter may include: at least one base, made of a rigid material, having at least one receptacle provided with a longitudinal axis and, of which the inner dimension Dint is given, and at least one strap, made of a material more flexible than that of the base, having at least two lips on the one hand arranged opposite one another to define a slot for the passage of a cable between the lips and on the other hand, shaped to define an orifice, wherein the cable is inserted, this orifice, provided with a longitudinal axis, communicating with the slot along this longitudinal axis of the orifice, the lips having, together, an outer dimension D?ext equal or greater than the inner dimension of the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: JEHIER
    Inventors: Adrien Daude, Adelin Renou, Pierre Augereau
  • Patent number: 11572694
    Abstract: A roof equipment support includes a platform, a pair of sidewalls extending from the platform, and a top wall extending between the pair of sidewalls and offset from the platform. The platform, the pair of sidewalls, and the top wall define an interior cavity that extends a length of the support from a first end to a second end. A pair of strut extensions extend above the top wall, and each of the pair of strut extension include a hook at a distal end. The pair of strut extensions and the top wall define a substantially U-shaped channel that extends at least a portion of the length of the support, and the platform, the pair of sidewalls, the top wall, and the pair of strut extensions are unitarily formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: WCM Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Ball, Eric Pilarczyk
  • Patent number: 11555560
    Abstract: A connecting structure of a first holding device and a second holding device that are respectively configured to hold a first elongated member and a second elongated member, may include a cylindrical anchor formed on the first holding device and having an engagement claw, and an insertion hole formed on the second holding device and configured such that the anchor is introduced thereinto and the engagement claw engages a circumferential periphery thereof. The first and second holding devices are configured to be rotated relative to each other about an axis of the anchor in a connected condition of the first holding device and the second holding device in which the engagement claw engages the circumferential periphery of the insertion hole. The first and second holding devices include a distortion prevention mechanism configured to prevent the anchor from being distorted in the connected condition of the first and second holding devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: DAIWA KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Ogino
  • Patent number: 11545818
    Abstract: A cable management device comprises first and second arms and a base together defining an enclosure for one or more cables. The device includes an attachment and spacer device and a stabilizing clip to releasably attach the device to a support element and to space the enclosures of adjacent devices from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Ltd. of Keymed House
    Inventors: Adam Arnold, John Hynes
  • Patent number: 11530882
    Abstract: A frame (100) for a heat exchanger (1), wherein the frame (100) comprises a first arm (110) and a second arm (120) connectable together in a first connection (141) and in a second connection (142), so that the arms (110, 120) form a loop for encircling the heat exchanger (1), wherein at least one of the arms (110, 120) is adapted to restrict the movement of the heat exchanger (1) with respect to the frame (100) in at least one direction after assembly, characterized in that the first connection (141) is detachable and the second connection (142) enables movement of the first arm (110) with respect to the second arm (120) when the first connection (141) is detached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Autosystemy Sp. z o.o.
    Inventors: Pawel Sus, Mateusz Kaczmarczyk
  • Patent number: 11530713
    Abstract: A mounting system, a clamp and method for mounting to a structural component. The mounting system includes a bracket with a mounting projection, the mounting projection has a mounting opening which extends between side walls of the mounting projection. A clamp has a mounting portion and a clamping portion, the mounting portion has a projection receiving opening which receives the mounting projection therein. A latching mechanism extends from the clamping portion, the latching mechanism has a securing which is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, TYCO ELECTRONICS UK LTD.
    Inventors: Roy MacNaughton, Tyler Weber
  • Patent number: 11489325
    Abstract: Methods and devices for reducing stress and for increasing the load-bearing capacity of cable racks supporting electrical power and communication conduits and cables having increased versatility for conduit and cable sizes and quantities. Underground devices including rack arms for these applications are desirably made from plastic or composite materials. Rack arms desirably include openings for tying down the conduits and cables atop the arms. While non-metallic materials are designed to withstand environmental stresses, they typically have strength and rigidity properties less than the metallic structures previously used in such applications. Non-metallic rack arms with such openings may be reinforced locally with a stress attenuator or with ribs to increase their load-bearing and buckling capacity and to reduce their stress, strain and deflection under load. A stress attenuator may be made by increasing the in-molded thickness of the web in areas adjacent to or surrounding the tie-down openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Underground Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald P. McCoy
  • Patent number: 11473540
    Abstract: A fuel tube protector for a vehicle includes a protective member configured to surround a circumferential surface of a fuel tube disposed between a fuel tank and an internal combustion engine, and a fixing member provided at both distal ends of the protective member to fix the protective member to the fuel tube, wherein each fixing member includes a body surrounding and holding the circumferential surface of the fuel tube, and first fixing legs protruding from a side surface of the body and fastened to the respective distal end of the protective member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Bu Yeol Ryu, Tac Koon Kim, Seung Hwan Park, Bo Sung Lee, Hyun Do Jeon
  • Patent number: 11467360
    Abstract: A power cable joint includes splices and extra-length portions of first and second optical fibers which are included in respective first power cable and second power cable, and a cable joint sleeve (100). The abovementioned splices and extra-length portions are accommodated in an organizer (10) that includes a tray (20) having a recessed area (22) and configured to shapingly fit to an outer surface (101) of the cable joint sleeve (100). In particular, splices and extra-length portions of optical fibers are housed in an upper surface (21) of the tray (20). The organizer (10) further includes a fastener (40) configured to secure the tray (20) to the outer surface (101) of the cable joint sleeve (100) and a cover (50) configured to at least partially cover the upper surface (21) of the tray (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.P.A.
    Inventors: Nicola Spina, Gaia Dell'Anna
  • Patent number: 11465826
    Abstract: A releasable lock (11) for a pipe cradle is disclosed. The releasable lock (11) comprises an elongate arm (1), pivotally secured at a first end to a pivot end mounted on a cradle frame (12). At a second end the releasable lock comprises a locking element (3), said locking element (3) being moveable between a release position allowing pivoting of the elongate arm (1) about the pivot end and a gripping position preventing said pivoting. The pivot end is moveable about a pivot pin (10) housed on the cradle, said movement displacing the elongate arm (1) between a first release position allowing removal or addition of pipes (15) from/to a cradle and a second position in which pipes are secured in position in the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Mercom Denmark
    Inventor: Paul John George Brebner
  • Patent number: 11460139
    Abstract: There is provided a clamp for clamping an object from an outer side of the object to fix the object while the object has a cross-section with a circular outer periphery. The clamp includes: a hard segment that is made of a hard material and is shaped in a tubular form; and a soft segment that is made of a soft material and is located on an inner side of the hard segment. The soft segment includes: an arcuate portion which has an inner edge that is arcuate; and a plurality of projections which project inwardly from the arcuate portion and is configured to urge the object. Each of the plurality of projections has a relief hole that extends through the projection such that the relief hole has a shape that corresponds to an outer shape of the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, Gomunoinaki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Monden, Eisaku Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11453328
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a load securing system for flat-deck vehicles. The system includes a first member configured to provide a stable resting surface to load mounted over a flat-deck of the vehicle. The system further includes a second member having an elongated flat body, and two lugs fixedly configured underside in proximity to its two ends and extending downward. The second member is configured to act as a divider to separate rows of loads mounted over the flat-deck of the vehicle. The system further includes a third member having an elongated body embodying a track system, and a pair of slidable members each slidably configured over the track system of the elongated body and slide in opposing direction. The third member acts as a divider to separate rows of loads mounted over the flat-deck of the vehicle and retain the load mounted between the pair of slidable members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventor: Robin Kelly Wilkerson