Plural Pipe Or Cable Patents (Class 248/68.1)
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Patent number: 10725251Abstract: An optical cable router is disclosed. The optical cable router is to couple to rocker-arm plenums of a modular computing system. The optical cable router includes a crossbar that includes an optical cable cavity. The optical cable cavity has a plurality of optical cables and an access panel. The optical cable router further includes optical connectors, each of which is coupled to a respective optical cable of the plurality of optical cables. Each optical connector is also coupled to a respective optical connector of a respective modular computing device retained in the modular computing system.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Kevin B. Leigh, Sunil Rao Ganta Papa Rao Bala, John Grady
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Patent number: 10723291Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a holding clamp for use in a motor vehicle that includes a base body with a main through-opening for receiving a fastening bolt. Fastening devices for fastening to the fastening bolt are arranged in a portion of the main through-opening proximate to the bolt. At least one latching unit arranged in a freely movable manner along a region of the main through-opening is provided which has a form-fitting element. In addition, a separate locking element is provided to make a form-fitting connection to the form-fitting element when the latching unit is in a predetermined position.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Adrian Leancu
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Patent number: 10724248Abstract: An ornamental beam includes a sleeper and a cover. The sleeper preferably has a plurality of sleeper support ribs that may have a bore therethrough. The cover preferably has a plurality of cover support ribs. When the ornamental beam is assembled with the cover covers the sleeper. A method for installing the ornamental beam is also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Inventor: Bret Morgan
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Patent number: 10718445Abstract: A flow control apparatus includes a body, a door, a drip chamber holster, and a valve. The door is pivotally coupled to the body. The drip chamber holster is coupled to one of the body or the door to retain a drip chamber. The valve is disposed within the body and is configured to receive a fluid line coupled to the drip chamber when the door is in an open position. The valve is operatively coupled to the door to secure the fluid line within the valve when the door is in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventor: Brian H. Yoo
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Patent number: 10718449Abstract: A multi-function support assembly supports, grounds, and shields numerous different types of aircraft systems and simultaneously stabilizes aircraft structures to which the support assembly is mounted. The support assembly includes a support tray and a number of support brackets attached to and spaced along the length of the support tray. The support tray attaches to aircraft floor beams or other aircraft structures to stabilize the structures while providing a mounting location for the support brackets. The support tray also provides electromagnetic and structural shielding for aircraft systems and a ground path for electrical and electronic components in the aircraft. The support brackets are formed of electrically insulative materials and attach to the support tray to support various aircraft systems below the support tray and to electrically isolate the support tray from the aircraft structures and the aircraft systems from the support tray.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Leroy Loss, Allen Douglas Gerdes, John Matthew Brannon
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Patent number: 10697562Abstract: A rack system for supporting conduits, piping, wiring, etc, are provided. The rack has an inverted V shape, and a level top ridge for supporting the conduits, etc. The rack has an opening in the ridge through which a bolt extends and continues through a standoff adapted to securely fit down both sides of the inverted V.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Robroy Industries—Texas, LLCInventor: Ronald Meyer
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Patent number: 10680421Abstract: A cable channel module for receiving a portion of a cable harness is presented. The cable channel module comprises a cable supporting section having a base, a first connector, and a second of connector disposed at opposite sides of the base. The first and second connectors are first and second components of an articulated link that is configured moveable about two axes of rotation. The cable supporting section further comprises at least one, preferably two, fixing points. The fixing point is configured to receive fixing means, with the fixing means being configured to fix a relative position between two cable channel modules connected to one another via the articulated link. A modular assembly of cable channel modules and a method of assembling a modular assembly of cable channel modules is also presented.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: HELLERMANNTYTON GMBHInventor: Roman Ruebel
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Patent number: 10668874Abstract: A clamp assembly includes a grommet with a non-circular aperture with a multiple of crush apertures defined at least partially around the non-circular aperture. A method of supporting a wiring harness within a clamp assembly for a gas turbine engine includes installing a wiring harness through a non-circular aperture with a multiple of crush apertures defined in an arc at least partially around a major axis of the non-circular aperture; and compressing the grommet to compress the multiple of crush apertures to retain the wiring harness within the non-circular aperture.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Ryan K. Snyder, Jose A. Carrion, Alexander Trabal, Jimmy C. Pujols
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Patent number: 10661648Abstract: A rubber stopper configured to be mounted onto a stopper part of a vibration damping device having a mounting hole, including: a stopper main body to be overlapped on the stopper part; and at least one mounting leg projecting from the stopper main body to be inserted into the mounting hole of the stopper part. The mounting leg includes a neck to be positioned within the mounting hole, a protrusion to pass through the mounting hole and be positioned on a back surface side of the stopper part, and a detent positioned between the neck and the protrusion to be detained with the back surface of the stopper part. The detent includes at least one notched part where an outside diameter of the detent is made small, the notched part being provided partially in a circumferential direction of the detent.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Junichi Nozaki, Motohiro Kawai
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Patent number: 10641416Abstract: A fixing cable tie binds electric cables and fixes the electric cables to a mounting plate. The fixing cable tie includes a pair of elastic pieces and a pair of cable ties. The elastic pieces serve as a locking section for fixing the electric cables to the mounting plate, and elastically deform inward by external urging to shrink in diameter. The pair of cable ties binds the electric cables. The pair of cable ties (first cable tie section and second cable tie section) is joined respectively to the pair of elastic pieces.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Minoru Shinba, Yuichi Sugiyama, Masanori Kyogoku
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Patent number: 10632594Abstract: A clamp fastening device is configured to attach a work line to a work machine. The clamp fastening device includes a clamp structure with a line aperture configured to receive the line. The clamp structure is configured to releasably clamp to and retain a segment of the line within the line aperture. The clamp fastening device also includes a mount structure configured to be supported on an area of the work machine. The mount structure is moveably attached to the clamp structure to support movement of the clamp structure relative to the mount structure along at least one direction. The mount structure is configured to support movement of the clamp structure and the segment of the line relative to the area of the work machine along the at least one direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventor: Daniel T. Short
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Patent number: 10627591Abstract: A multi-positionable tray assembly (20) for mounting within a chassis (10) of a telecommunications panel (100) is disclosed. The multi-positionable tray assembly (20) may include a support arm (24) that pivotally supports a tray (22) and that allows the tray assembly (20) to be installed and removed from the chassis (10). The tray (22) and the support arm (24) cooperatively define a cable routing pathway (208) extending through a pivot axis (A1) defined by the tray and the support arm. To minimize the required tray (22) depth and optimize cable routing, the tray (20) can include a cable management structure (102) with a patch panel (104) having a plurality of adapters (108) arranged along a transverse axis (A2) that is non-parallel or oblique to a front plane (A4) of the tray. To improve connector access, rotatable patch cable holders (400) can be provided on the patch panel (104).Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignees: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, ADC Czech Republic, S.R.OInventors: Bernardus Johannes Nicolas Geling, Johan Geens, Tomas Fucsek
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Patent number: 10605382Abstract: Example aspects of a fitting for engaging a brace member and a method for attaching a fitting to a brace member are disclosed. The fitting for engaging a brace member can comprise a fitting body; a first jaw extending from the fitting body; a second jaw extending from the fitting body, the first jaw and second jaw defining a slot therebetween; and a contact surface configured to continuously engage a peripheral edge of the brace member.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Anvil International, LLCInventor: Gregory Nicholas Stagliano Ohnemus
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Patent number: 10597943Abstract: The present disclosure provides a drilling system, and a method of operating a downhole tool. The drilling system, in one embodiment, includes a housing defining a first longitudinal dimension, a driveshaft positioned within the housing and defining a second longitudinal dimension. In this embodiment, the housing and driveshaft are operable to slide relative to one another along the first longitudinal dimension and the second longitudinal dimension, and rotate relative to one another. The drilling system, in accordance with this embodiment, further includes a load sensor operable to sense the housing and driveshaft sliding relative to one another, and a locking mechanism operable to lock or unlock the relative rotation of the housing and the driveshaft in response to the load sensor sensing the housing and driveshaft sliding relative to one another thereto.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Fraser A. Wheeler, Geoffrey Andrew Samuel
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Patent number: 10590641Abstract: The present invention provides a system which allows users to mount multiple pieces of equipment to a tower and it has the unique capability to adjust a steel frame to level without additional equipment. In accordance with a first preferred embodiment, the present invention includes a duel locking system that includes a taper adjusting bolt to adjustably position the frame level with the earth. Further, the dual locking system of the present invention preferably further includes the use of retaining bolts to keep the assembly positioned correctly. According to a further aspect of the present invention, once the taper adjusting bolt is in its desired position, the retaining bolts are preferably tightened to lock the frame in place, with the taper adjusting bolt acting as a redundant measure to help maintain the level state.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Valmont Industries, Inc.Inventor: Brandon M. Chapman
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Patent number: 10591087Abstract: A duct bank is assembled and placed into a trench. A method for securing the duct bank uses hold-down bars extending horizontally atop the duct bank and securing rods embedded in the trench. A one-way retainer, such as a push nut, is placed into a counterbore of a hand installation tool. The hand installation tool is then used to place the push nut a fixed distance onto one end of a securing rod. After removing the hand tool from the rod, the rod is then placed through an orifice of the push down bar and is extended through the duct bank. The rod is then embedded into the trench until the hold-down bar deforms slightly. This procedure is then followed for each orifice of the hold-down bar and for each hold-down bar used to secure the duct bank. The trench may then be backfilled with concrete or flowable fill.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Underground Devices, Inc.Inventor: Donald P McCoy
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Patent number: 10584808Abstract: A pipe guide for laying radiant heat tubing includes a member with cutouts spaced along a flat surface of the member, the cutouts being spaced apart and configured to efficiently space pipes apart from each other by a predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Inventor: Jared Tanner
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Patent number: 10574048Abstract: The invention relates to a wall duct for cables, comprising a housing component which can be mounted on a housing wall in the region of a wall opening and has a recess for guiding cables through the housing component; separators which are integrally formed on the housing component and with which multiple openings separated by the separators are formed in the recess, wherein the openings are configured to accommodate one or more respective sealing elements, with which a cable duct for at least one of the cables is produced; and a closure component which closes at least one of the openings and is arranged on the housing component and/or the separators by means of one or more target breaking points. The invention also relates to an assembly for a wall duct for cables.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Conta-Clip Verbindungstechnik GMBHInventor: Jörg Nowastowski-Stock
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Patent number: 10569119Abstract: A spring ring retainer device is described for retaining a spring ring on a spring anchor in an exercise apparatus such as a Pilates chair. The retainer device eliminates metal to metal contact between the spring ring and the anchor to minimize wear and also provide tactile feedback to a user of proper spring position on the anchor. The device is preferably an elongated unitary body having a central semi-cylindrical portion having a first radius, a first curved end portion, and a semi-cylindrical connector portion joining the first curved end portion to one end of the central semi-cylindrical portion, a second curved end portion and a second semi-cylindrical connector portion joining the second curved end portion with the central semi-cylindrical portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: BALANCED BODY, INC.Inventors: Ken Endelman, Kit W. Spelman
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Patent number: 10569990Abstract: The present invention relates to a TV cable organization device and, particularly, to a TV-integrated cable organization device capable of neatly organizing messy cables by winding, around a cable winding part provided on the back panel of a TV, cables of the TV and peripheral devices connected to the TV such that the cables are organized.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: SPREEOInventor: Kwan Kyu Park
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Patent number: 10556506Abstract: A tank fixing apparatus includes: first and second bands adjacent to each other, each including a fixed portion fixed to a support member supporting a tank, a pressing portion extending from the fixed portion and pressing an outer periphery of the tank toward the support member, and a distal end portion extending from the pressing portion and not fixed to the support member; first and second fixing portions fixing the fixed portions of the first and second bands to the support member, respectively; and first and second urging portions urging the first and second bands to give pressing forces for the tank to the pressing portions of the first and second bands, respectively. A direction of the first band extending from the fixed portion to the distal end portion is opposite to a direction of the second band extending from the fixed portion to the distal end portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shigeru Sasaki
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Patent number: 10547162Abstract: A splice plate for adjustable angled connections between adjacent sections of cable bus enclosures having a first portion for adjustably connecting to a first siderail of a first cable bus enclosure, and a second portion for connecting to a second siderail of an adjacent second cable bus enclosure; at least one straight slot included in said first portion for receiving a connecting bolt to interconnect said first siderail and said plate, wherein a position of said connecting bolt within said straight slot is movable to allow changes of connection angle; at least one arc slot included in said first portion for receiving connecting bolts to interconnect said first siderail and said plate, wherein a position of said connecting bolts within said arc slot is movable to allow changes of connection angle in cooperation with said straight slot; whereby an angle of connection between said first and second cable bus enclosures is selectively adjustable by changing the position of said connecting bolts in said slots onType: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Advanced Cable Bus, Inc.Inventor: Andre Lukovic
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Patent number: 10527071Abstract: A fluid control apparatus includes a gas line unit detachably attached to a frame. The gas line unit includes a line support member to which a fluid control device is attached. The frame includes: a first horizontal frame member; and a second horizontal frame member located below the first horizontal frame member. The first horizontal frame member includes: a hooking member extending in a left-right direction; and a lower portion which is located below the hooking member and in which a plurality of first grooves that are open to front are formed. The line support member includes: a device placement portion; and a pair of side plate portions protruding rearward from right and left edges of the device placement portion. Each of the side plate portions includes: a base portion located below the hooking member; and an upper portion located above the base portion and behind the hooking member.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignees: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED, KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiko Ochiishi, Takahiro Matsuda, Hiroshi Unami, Yuji Saiki
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Patent number: 10530093Abstract: A plug connector housing has a cable connection element on which at least two cables, at least one first cable and at least one second cable can be fastened for shield connection and/or strain relief, wherein the cable connection element has different fastening planes for the at least first cable and the at least second cable. A plug connector with such a plug connector housing can thus be assembled in cleanroom environments.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Alexander Schönfeld, Romano Deimel
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Patent number: 10520114Abstract: A pipe clamping device comprises a first part including a first base and a first clamping portion connected to the first base; a second part including a second base and a second clamping portion connected to the second base; and a connector including a rod. The first base includes a first guiding slot extending in a first direction and the second base includes a second guiding slot extending in the first direction. The rod of the connector passes through the first guiding slot and the second guiding slot at a second direction different from the first direction. The first clamping portion is movable relative to the second clamping portion in the first and second directions.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLCInventors: Seven Qi, Kelly Chen, Fiona Zhang, Sunny Li
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Patent number: 10502607Abstract: A system and apparatus comprising a clip spacer. A first clip is configured to engage a first rod. A second clip is configured to engage a second rod. A bridging member connects the first clip to the second clip. A plurality of lobes formed in the first clip and formed in the second clip are configured to interface with the first rod and the second rod in order to hold the rods a pre-selected distance apart.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Charles David Halliburton
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Patent number: 10464779Abstract: A cable storage system and methods can include: providing a bungee ball having a ball and an elastic cord, the elastic cord forming a loop and the elastic cord coupled to the ball at an attachment point, the loop configured to be fastened around a cable and secured around the ball; and forming a storage rack having a container affixed to a handle, the container having a side opening and a bottom opening, the side opening extending from a top area of the container to the bottom opening, the container configured to fit the ball therein, the side opening configured to allow the loop to be threaded therethrough and to extend out of the bottom opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: CABLE WRANGLER, LLCInventors: Jason A. Kammer, Craig S. Ridenhour
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Patent number: 10464505Abstract: A cable retention device includes a body having a sloped upper surface contiguous with a lower surface, a retention member having a first end and a second end, the retention member flexibly coupled to the body at the first end, and a plurality of projections extending from the lower surface of the body. The lower surface of the body and the retention member define a plurality of openings and each of the plurality of openings is configured to retain a cable.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Juan Carlos Villanueva Lopez, Abraham Heriberto Cabrera Garcia
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Patent number: 10422282Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an electrical harness comprises an elongate tray, the tray having a base and raised sides to define a channel. The electrical harness is mounted within the channel and cooling air is directed into the channel to cool the electrical harness.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventor: Neil G Williams
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Patent number: 10415614Abstract: The tension bracket is configured to receive an elongated fastener to provide a connection under tension between a secondary structure and a principal support structure. The bracket has a mounting base with two substantially coplanar base sections having complementary opposed adjacent edges. The sections define a plurality of fastener openings and a profile opening. A guide member integrally extends from the sections and has parallel walls disposed above and extending perpendicular to the base sections. A pair of laterally spaced reinforcement ribs project perpendicularly from the base sections. In one embodiment, the tension bracket is formed from a single sheet of metal.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: OMG, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Belinda, Mark A. Dicaire, Mark Joseph Guthrie, Timothy F. Gillis, R. Timothy Irwin
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Patent number: 10406999Abstract: To provide a bracket assembling mechanism that assembles a bracket to a vehicle component while preventing the bracket from shaking. A bracket assembling mechanism assembles a bracket 101 to an assembling part 10 of a vehicle holding component 1. The assembling part 10 includes an accommodating part 11 that accommodates the bracket 101 and a retainer engaging part 12 that retains the accommodated bracket 101. The accommodating part 11 includes an elastic projecting part 9 that projects from a side wall surface that opposes the accommodated bracket 101 in a widthwise direction 101z of the bracket. When the bracket 101 is accommodated, the elastic projecting part 9 is elastically deformed in a manner that its distal end side is bent in a plate thickness direction 101y of the bracket 101.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: DAIWA KASEI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Ohashi, Naohiro Sawada, Atsushi Tokunaga
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Patent number: 10400948Abstract: An apparatus (1) for regulating at least one fluid flow in a vehicle (5), having a first fluid regulation unit (20), in particular a pump or a valve, for regulating a first fluid flow, and a first holder (20) with a receiving region (22) for the first fluid regulation unit (10) and with a first fastening means (28), wherein the first fluid regulation unit (10) is arranged in the receiving region (22) of the first holder (20), and wherein the first fastening means (28) is provided for fastening the holder (20) to the vehicle (5). The first holder (20) has at least one connecting means (26) for connecting the first holder (20) to a second holder (70).Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Fatih Yilmaz, Bernd Hein, Jerome Thiery
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Patent number: 10404002Abstract: An insulating body for a plug connector is provided, having at least one seat for a contact, the seat being open in the peripheral direction and surrounding a receiving space for the contact over an angular range which is greater than 180 degrees and smaller than 300 degrees, and wherein at least one peripheral edge of the seat has a guide web provided thereon which is elastic in the radial direction of the seat and which has a wall thickness that is greater at the free end than in the region of the connection to the seat.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Xiafu Wang, Matthias Keil
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Patent number: 10367340Abstract: A knockdown cable tray made of a fire-retardant plastic and a coupling device therefor are capable of being used to easily and efficiently install an incombustible knockdown cable tray to suspend a plurality of cables from a ceiling. The knockdown cable tray includes: a pair of side panels, each of which includes a frame having a plurality of coupling holes formed in opposite ends thereof in a lengthwise direction and a coupler protruding outwardly from the frame, the side panels being located opposite each other; a plurality of rung members, each of which is detachably coupled to the couplers and firmly supports the side panels; and coupling devices, each of which is detachably coupled to the coupling holes of each frame and firmly couples a plurality of side panels disposed in a lengthwise direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: POLISYS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyungseong Bae, Sang Hun Lee
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Patent number: 10363830Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell stack, a fuel tank, a body-side mounting portion, a main fuel pipe, a securing mechanism, and an elastic pipe. The fuel cell stack is disposed in a front section of the fuel cell vehicle. The fuel tank is disposed in a rear section of the fuel cell vehicle. The main fuel pipe connects the fuel tank and the body-side mounting portion. The elastic pipe is connected to the fuel cell stack at a first end of the elastic pipe and connected, via the securing mechanism, to the body-side mounting portion at a second end of the elastic pipe opposite to the first end such that the second end of the elastic pipe is disengaged from the body-side mounting portion when a load larger than a predetermined threshold load is applied to the securing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Fukuda, Takashi Kuwayama
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Patent number: 10343430Abstract: An assembly is provided for moving a carriage, the assembly comprising a carriage beam arranged for supporting the carriage, which is moveably arranged along the carriage beam, a cable carrier for supporting a cable, the cable carrier being attached to the carriage and comprising a plurality of carrier segments distributed along a length of the cable carrier, and a flexible support element arranged along the carriage beam for supporting the cable carrier along a track.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: OCÉ HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Romeo Musete
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Device for holding at least one electrically conductive pipe on an electrically conductive structure
Patent number: 10348001Abstract: The device for holding at least one electrically conductive pipe on an electrical conductive structure with an electrical connection between such a structure and at least one such pipe includes a holding half-flange, a fastening half-flange to be fastened to the structure, to be assembled with the holding half-flange, and an electrical connection device for electrically connecting the structure and the pipe or pipes. The electrical connection device includes at least one pad, made of an electrically conductive flexible material, lining the fastening half-flange, and configured to electrically cooperate with one of the pipes. The device also includes at least one pusher, made of an electrically conductive material, configured to electrically cooperate with the structure as well as with the pad or with one of the pads of the fastening half-flange, movable in displacement between an extended position outside the fastening half-flange and a retracted position inside this fastening half-flange.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: AMPHENOL —AIR LBInventor: Gaspard Cayzac -
Patent number: 10316511Abstract: The present invention provides a system which allows users to mount multiple pieces of equipment to a tower and it has the unique capability to adjust a steel frame to level without additional equipment. In accordance with a first preferred embodiment, the present invention includes a duel locking system that includes a taper adjusting bolt to adjustably position the frame level with the earth. Further, the dual locking system of the present invention preferably further includes the use of retaining bolts to keep the assembly positioned correctly. According to a further aspect of the present invention, once the taper adjusting bolt is in its desired position, the retaining bolts are preferably tightened to lock the frame in place, with the taper adjusting bolt acting as a redundant measure to help maintain the level state.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Valmont IndustriesInventor: Brandon M. Chapman
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Patent number: 10309553Abstract: A hose clamp assembly for use with an agricultural machine that help to route hoses or other elongate routed components about the agricultural machine. The hose clamp assembly may include a first clamp block having first and second outer walls, with at least a first set of openings formed in one of the first and second outer walls. Additionally, the first clamp block may further include a second set of openings formed into the other of the first and second outer walls. The first clamp block may be secured to the agricultural machine, to a mounting bracket, or to a lock plate. Additionally, the hose clamp assembly may have a second clamp block having third and fourth outer walls. The second clamp block may have a third set of openings formed therein, as well as a fourth set of openings. The clamp blocks may be mounted to one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Blaine A. Schwalbe, Kerry J. Treinen, Stephen Moretti
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Patent number: 10281061Abstract: A clip and clip arrangement for mounting a tubular member to a support member. The clip may have a tubular member receiving portion and a mounting portion. The tubular member receiving portion may have first and second arcuate arms that cooperate to define a cavity for receiving the tubular member. The mounting portion may extend from the tubular member receiving portion and may have an arcuate mounting arm.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Maurizio Atragene, Paolo Cagnetta, Stefano Demichelis
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Patent number: 10277021Abstract: A hook terminal is disclosed, the terminal including: a hook unit formed with an upper side-opened fixing groove into which a cable of several strands can be inserted; a fixing unit integrally formed with a bottom side of the hook unit and fixed to a main body; a cable disengagement prevention unit formed at an upper end of the hook unit to inhibit the cable from being disengaged; and a plurality of pressure lugs formed at the hook unit to inhibit the cable from moving to an axial direction by applying pressure to an external surface of the cable, whereby the cable disengagement prevention unit fixing the cable by way of hot pressing work inhibits the cable of several strands from being disengaged and from moving to an axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Hunjung Kim, Minjung Shin
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Patent number: 10197191Abstract: A pipe retaining device comprises a base panel; a clamping member coupled to the base panel and including a flexible part; and an adjusting member disposed outside the clamping member. The adjusting member includes a plurality of retaining portions adjacent to the flexible part and is moveable relative to the clamping member such that the flexible part is selectively engaged with one of the retaining portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Lawrence Wu, Seven Qi, Le Hong, Ming Zhao
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Patent number: 10165740Abstract: A tree sap collecting device having at least one hollow main conduit extending between a first end adapted to be inserted into a tree and a second end. The main conduit has an external surface and at least one protuberance extending outwardly from the external surface. The at least one protuberance occupies a circumferential extent on the external surface that is less than a circumference of the external surface. The at least one protuberance engages a collection tube upon said collection tube being mounted to the external surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: ERATUBE INC.Inventors: Raynald Desorcy, Yanick Dozois
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Patent number: 10144308Abstract: To prevent that a connecting portion of a cable with an electrical equipment disposed rearward of the cable, an electrical equipment unit to be mounted on a vehicle is provided. The electrical equipment unit includes an inverter for supplying electric power to a drive motor of the vehicle, a fuel cell module disposed rearward of the inverter in longitudinal directions of the vehicle, a cable connecting the inverter with the fuel cell module, and a first clamp attached to the vehicle and for holding the cable. The first clamp has a gripping part formed with an opening and for gripping the cable, and an opening formed in part of the gripping part to extend in axial directions of the cable. The opening is formed in part of the gripping part to extend over one side of the gripping part in axial directions of the cable so as to receive the cable The opening is formed on a rear side in the gripping part in longitudinal directions of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Takeshita, Shigetaka Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 10094491Abstract: An organizing device includes two casing members each having a recess, and the recesses of the casing members are directed toward each other for receiving a cable, and the casing members each include one or more spring blades located in front of the recess of the casing member for engaging with the cable and for retaining the cable in the recesses of the casing members with the spring blades. The casing members each include one or more projections extended from the spring blades for frictionally engaging with the cable. The casing members each include an orifice for engaging with a fastener.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Wanho T Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Christopher Pierre Crounse, Arthur C. Gagnon
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Patent number: 10096934Abstract: A cable attachment device is formed of a support member and at least one cable adapter. The support member has an elongated support post having inner column with at least two opposing notches formed along a length thereof. The at least one cable adapter has an inner surface and an outer surface and is configured to be inserted onto the support member. The cable adapter also has at least one tab and at least two opposing resilient prongs extending inwardly from the inner surface of the cable adapter, and at least one handle extending outwardly from the outer surface of the cable adapter configured to secure at least one wire or cable thereto. The at least two opposing resilient prongs are configured to engage the at least two opposing notches on the inner column of the support member to secure the cable adapter thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Mathieu Desjardins, Dimitri Laflamme, Frederic Wallman, Rachid Ouallou, Jeremi Proulx
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Patent number: 10077853Abstract: A compound roller assembly is provided for carrying a hose reducing friction of hoses on various surfaces. The roller assembly comprises a primary roller assembly comprising a first frame element, a central channel with a channel axis, an opening allowing placement over the hose or conduit. Appendages extend from the frame element radially outward. A plurality of axle rods are engaged with the appendages, enabling the rollers to roll on the axle rods. A secondary roller assembly, identical to the primary roller assembly, placed over the hose or conduit with the secondary roller assembly rotated around the central axis, the second end of the primary roller assembly joining by a mechanical interface securely to a compatible mechanical interface, to the first end of the secondary roller assembly, such that the compound roller assembly encompasses the hose.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Inventor: Dustin McDonald
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Patent number: 10060556Abstract: A retainer for securing conduit or wire to an opening in metal stud includes a pair of outer retaining portions for securing the retainer to the metal stud. Each outer retaining portion includes a groove for receiving an edge of a panel of the metal stud. An inner retaining portion includes a base connecting the pair of outer retaining portions to one another. The inner retaining portion further includes a pair of retention members defining a retention area therebetween in which a conduit can be secured. Each retention member includes a flexible arm. Each of the outer retaining portions extends away from the base to a free end.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Spider Clip, L.L.C.Inventors: Artil A. Leo, Sr., Dan Allor
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Patent number: 10044136Abstract: A cable strain arrestor assembly that protects equipment from damage due to pulling forces on attached cables is disclosed. The assembly comprises a mounting bracket that attaches to an equipment enclosure and converts pulling forces on the cables into compressional forces on the cables in order to break the cables before any damage can be transferred further through the cables. The assembly is able to convert these pulling forces by utilizing a tapering slot and a complementary shaped clamping collar with a channel that contracts as the clamping collar is moved in the direction of the taper of the slot.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Keithley Instruments, LLCInventors: Joseph A. Peters, Vladimir V. Genkin
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Patent number: 10034534Abstract: A multiple-look support strap is adapted for hanging one end of a hammock from a fixed structure. The support strap cooperates with a like strap to hang an opposite end of the hammock from a second fixed structure spaced apart from the first. The support strap comprises an elongated length of flexible strap folded upon itself to form first and second overlying strap sections. The strap sections are integrally joined together at a first end of the support strap, and a least one of the first and second strap sections terminates at an opposite second end of the support strap. A plurality of strap loops are formed with the first and second strap sections between opposite ends of the support strap.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Eagles Nest Outfitters, Inc.Inventors: Peter G. Pinholster, Jr., Brendan Garvey