With Support Penetrating Means Patents (Class 248/71)
  • Patent number: 11913483
    Abstract: An insulated staple includes a staple including a crown extending between a pair of legs and an insulator including an insulator bridge extending between a pair of insulator legs and a channel extending from an end of one of the insulator legs to an end of the other of the insulator legs. The staple is at least partially received in the channel. A width of the channel at the insulator bridge is greater than a thickness of the staple crown. The insulator includes protrusions extending into the channel and defining therebetween a gap that, in absence of the staple, has a width less than the width of the staple crown to provide a friction fit between the staple crown and the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Coby A. Nettleton
  • Patent number: 11830386
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes: a base panel having opposed ends; a pair of arms, each of the arms attached to a respective end of the base panel and having a free end; a pair of locking projections, each of the locking projections attached to a respective free end of the arms; and a pair of gripping members, each gripping member attached to a respective arm, each gripping member having opposed ends, wherein one of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arms and the other of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arm or to the base panel. The arms and locking projections are configured to spread apart to enable insertion of a cable between the arms, wherein the gripping projections engage and grip the cable, and wherein the locking projections are configured to be inserted into the aperture of the supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Taig S. Rajpal
  • Patent number: 11815126
    Abstract: The Twist-Base Mount couples a single-screw, substrate-penetrating element with an elastically-deformable, concave base element that, once installed, acts as a spring, exerting a downward force upon the substrate around its circumference. Because the base element is rigidly attached to the substrate-penetrating element, a force applied to the Mount parallel to the plane of the substrate is offset by the pressure of the perimeter of the base element against the substrate, resulting in additional strength. The Mount's single-screw, self-boring element allows quick and easy installation. The spring-like base-element permits 360-degree rotation of the Mount while maintaining uniform pressure against the substrate, thereby preserving strength regardless of rotational positioning. The mount remains economical in relation to mounts of similar strength and rotational adjustability due to its insert-molded construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Timothy P. Stender
  • Patent number: 11817687
    Abstract: A cable tray clip can couple sections of a wire mesh cable tray. The cable tray clip can include a base and a retainer rotatably coupled to the base. The retainer can be rotated to a closed position to retain one or more wires within one or more pockets on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Wilson, Jeff Wilson, Scott Laughlin
  • Patent number: 11815206
    Abstract: A U-shaped clamp to attach or snap a conduit or pipe to a slotted structural member. The U-shaped clamp includes a bottom portion, a first side having a first wing connected to the bottom portion; a second side having a second wing connected to the bottom portion thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides. The at least one wing snaps into a strut ledge or a rolled edge of the structural member when in an engaged position. The structural member may be a strut or a receiver. The wings engage and snap into curled ends or lips on sides of the strut and thus may adapt the pipe clamp to the strut. Alternatively, the U-shaped clamp may snap into suitably sized strut ledges or a rolled edges on the structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: MAG DADDY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel James Dickinson, Michael Walter Smith
  • Patent number: 11796087
    Abstract: A coupling bracket for use with fluid and/or gas delivery systems that includes an elongated central body portion having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a channel running lengthwise therethrough; a first connecting region formed on the first end portion, wherein the first connecting region is adapted to receive a first accessory device in a non-threaded manner; and a second connecting region formed on the second end portion, wherein the second connecting region is adapted to receive a second accessory device in a non-threaded manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: John P. Griffin
  • Patent number: 11784428
    Abstract: A U-shaped band to attach or snap a conduit or pipe to a slotted structural member. The U-shaped band includes a bottom portion, a first side having a first arm connected to the bottom portion; a second side having a second arm connected to the bottom portion thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides. The at least one arm snaps into a slot of the slotted structural member when in an engaged position. The slotted structural member may be a strut or a receiver. The receiver has arms to engage and snap into curled ends or lips on sides of the strut and thus may adapt the band to the strut. Alternatively, the band may snap into suitably sized slots on the slotted structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MAG DADDY LLC
    Inventors: Michael Walter Smith, Daniel James Dickinson, Zach Reusch, John Heinzinger
  • Patent number: 11668307
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an oil tubing installation assembly and a scroll compressor adopting the same. The oil tubing installation assembly is adapted to be installed into a shell in a vertical direction and includes: a housing on which a vertical oil tubing installation surface and an oil hole located in the oil tubing installation surface are provided; a clip adapted to be installed on the oil tubing installation surface and into the shell along with the housing; and an oil tubing assembly adapted to be installed into the clip in a vertical direction after the housing and the clip have been installed into the shell. The oil tubing assembly includes an oil tubing body and a cuboid-shaped installation block. A through hole is provided in the installation block and the through hole is configured to have a first orifice on the front surface of the installation block and a second orifice on the rear surface of the installation block. The upper end of the oil tubing body is connected to the first orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Lixin Han, Xiaodong Wang, Qing Zhang, Jing Zhao, Wenhu Yao
  • Patent number: 11639760
    Abstract: An improved cable routing fastener is provided. The cable routing fastener includes a base portion having an integral torsion element and includes a clip, for example a fir-tree clip, integrally joined to the torsion element. The torsion element includes first and second torsion bars on opposing sides of the rotatable clip, such that clip is rotatable relative to the base portion from a first position to a second position in response to an applied torque. The clip extends laterally outward from the base portion in the first position and extends downward from the base portion in the second position. The base portion and the clip are co-molded in the first position as a unitary article, with the clip being manually rotatable into the second position for attachment to an object, for example a vehicle panel or a vehicle pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventor: Julien Locatelli
  • Patent number: 11619324
    Abstract: A U-shaped band to attach or snap a conduit or pipe to a slotted structural member. The U-shaped band includes a bottom portion, a first side having a first arm connected to the bottom portion; a second side having a second arm connected to the bottom portion thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides. The at least one arm snaps into a slot of the slotted structural member when in an engaged position. The slotted structural member may be a strut or a receiver. The receiver has arms to engage and snap into curled ends or lips on sides of the strut and thus may adapt the band to the strut. Alternatively, the band may snap into suitably sized slots on the slotted structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MAG DADDY, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Walter Smith, Daniel James Dickinson
  • Patent number: 11400873
    Abstract: A clamp and wire harness that allow for position adjustment with respect to an object of installation; wherein the clamp holds a tubular member accommodating an electric wire and is fixed to an object of installation. The clamp includes a clamp body, which holds the tubular member, and a core block, which is separate from the clamp body. The clamp body includes a through-hole, which accommodates the core block, inner surfaces opposed to the core block in the through-hole, and a bottom surface. The core block includes a body portion accommodated in the through-hole, a coupling portion to be coupled to the object of installation, and a protrusion that protrudes in a direction orthogonal to a central axis O of the through-hole. The protrusion is opposed to the bottom surface. The body portion is configured to be separated from one of the inner surfaces when contacting the other inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Fuchigami, Kazuma Ogino, Yusuke Noda
  • Patent number: 11384866
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a pipe clamp configured to support a pipe from a mounting surface. The pipe clamp includes a mounting post, arm, and hinge. The mounting post has a first post end and a second post end that includes a first coupling element. The mounting post defines a first recess. The arm has a first arm end and a second arm end that includes a second coupling element configured to couple to the first coupling element. The arm defines a second recess. The hinge is positioned between the mounting post and the arm and is connected to the first post end of the mounting post and to the first arm end of the arm. The mounting post and arm are rotatable about the hinge from an open position to a closed position. In the closed position the first coupling element is coupled to the second coupling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: OATEY CO.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, John Jindra, Shawn Heipp
  • Patent number: 11325542
    Abstract: An airbag device attached to a vehicle body frame member and covered by a garnish is configured such that when a bag body is deployed, the airbag device pushes out the garnish to create a gap between the garnish and the vehicle body frame member to allow the bag body to be inflated out of the gap. The clip for securing the garnish to the vehicle body frame member includes a first member configured to be fixed to the vehicle body frame member, a second member configured to be fixed to the garnish, and a connecting member for keeping the first member and the second member connected when the airbag is deployed. The connecting member is tiltable with respect to the first member and the second member so that the movable range of the clip can be maximized without using flexible material for the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NIFCO INC.
    Inventor: Hajime Naoi
  • Patent number: 11319979
    Abstract: A push pin, which has a position in which the pin is stowed to avoid unintended pin pricks and a fully-deployed position, is disclosed. The push pin includes: a main body with a trough and a pin, a pin body rotatably coupled to the main body; and a tension member coupled between the main body and the pin body. The tension member biases the pin body toward a stowed position in which the pin of the pin body is stowed in the trough of the main body. With a thumb-actuated nub on the pin body, the user of the push pin pushes against the tension member to rotate the pin body into the fully-deployed position for use. The tension member is an elastic loop in some embodiments and a torsion spring in other embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Matthew Rimmel
  • Patent number: 11268634
    Abstract: A clamp includes a body extending between a receiver end and an engagement end, an outer receiver member extending outward from the body to define a receiver proximate to the receiver end between the outer receiver member and the body, an engagement feature coupled to the body proximate the engagement end and configured to be received by the receiver, and a gusset feature coupled to the body and the outer receiver member. The gusset feature extends across the receiver from the outer receiver member to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jezahel Martin Lara Sandoval, Carlos Perez Lecuona, Fernando Paisano Rodriguez, Federico Perez Lecuona
  • Patent number: 11271378
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices and assemblies for holding cables. A device adapted for holding one or more discrete cables may include a flexible main body formed of a polymeric material having a length, a width, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis, the main body including a wrapping portion and a mounting portion, wherein the wrapping portion is configured to be wrapped such that the main body circumscribes the one or more discrete cables; a securing feature attached to or integral with the mounting portion of the main body and configured to be secured to a mounting structure; and a plurality of apertures along the longitudinal axis of the wrapping portion of the main body, wherein the securing feature is configured to be received through one of the plurality of apertures when the main body is wrapped around the one or more discrete cables. Methods of holding cables are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Christopher Stockman
  • Patent number: 11125264
    Abstract: A stud clip is configured to securely couple a fastener to a component. The stud clip includes a first portion, a second portion that is configured to retain a portion of a fastener, and a flexible tether that integrally connects the first portion to the second portion. The first portion is configured to fold relative to the second portion via the flexible tether into a folded state. The stud clip is moveable between the folded state and an extended state in which the second portion is distally located from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Liebelt, Sean A. Tomaselli
  • Patent number: 11061195
    Abstract: A safety retention clip for installation in a module that stores a length of a communication line. The clip has a body formed of metallic sheet material. The body has a base portion, and a retaining finger portion joined to the base portion. A distal end of the finger portion is configured to overlie a communication line stored inside the module, and to retain the line close to a building wall on which the module is mounted if the module melts during a building fire. A mounting hole is formed in the base portion of the clip body, near a proximal end of the finger portion for insertion of a mounting screw. The hole extends through a boss that projects downward from the base portion, and the boss is sized to nest in a corresponding mounting opening in a base of the module in which the clip is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventors: Denis E Burek, Eric J Leichter
  • Patent number: 11004367
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes: a base panel having opposed ends; a pair of arms, each of the arms attached to a respective end of the base panel and having a free end; a pair of locking projections, each of the locking projections attached to a respective free end of the arms; and a pair of gripping members, each gripping member attached to a respective arm, each gripping member having opposed ends, wherein one of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arms and the other of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arm or to the base panel. The arms and locking projections are configured to spread apart to enable insertion of a cable between the arms, wherein the gripping projections engage and grip the cable, and wherein the locking projections are configured to be inserted into the aperture of the supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Taig S. Rajpal
  • Patent number: 10927980
    Abstract: A support collar for cables, pipes or the like includes a head portion having a pass-through opening; two side portions extending from the head portion and ending with abutment portions disposed substantially parallel to the head portion and with a coupling element adapted to engage the collar onto a support plate or the head portion of another support collar; and retaining members within the housing area for retaining firmly the cable or pipe. The retaining members include a clip having retaining arms that extend inside the housing area and can be elastically splayed to engage the cable or pipe due to an elastic pressure exerted transversely thereon. Each of the retaining arms cooperates with a flap that extends into the housing area opposite of the retaining arms, so that the flap is abutted against the retaining arm when the cable or pipe is engaged in the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventor: Alberto Varale
  • Patent number: 10801646
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes: a generally flat base; and first and second opposed arms extending in a first direction from the base; wherein hooks are positioned on free ends of the arms; wherein each of the free ends of the arms has an arcuate cross-section; wherein the arms form a gap configured to receive and grasp a cable; and wherein the cable hanger is a unitary member formed of a polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Ronald A. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 10723407
    Abstract: A line fixing element for lines arranged in bicycle frame tubes includes a loop element. The loop element defines an opening width, with the loop element being designed similar to a cable strap. A holding head of the loop element is received by a holding element. The holding element further serves for fixation in a bicycle frame tube, with the loop element being arranged in the frame tube. The line to be fixed is passed through the loop element and fixed by reducing the opening width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Canyon Bicycles GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Adomeit
  • Patent number: 10648592
    Abstract: An air duct support for supporting flexible air ducts and similar pipes without constricting airflow through the pipes. The support has an arcuate main body portion for receiving a portion of the conduit therein and an upright support attached to a bottom of the top portion and supporting the conduit at an elevated position in relation to a base surface, where said arcuate main body portion includes strengthening beads that run the length of said main body. The top portion rotates 360 degrees in relation to the support member to accommodate any direction of extension of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: Anthony F. Caminita
  • Patent number: 10637226
    Abstract: A stackable, low-PIM cable hanger includes a hybrid metal-and-polymeric construction including a metal cable block carrying a polymeric sleeve. The metal cable block forms the cable mounting section, while the polymeric sleeve insulates the metal sides of the cable block and provides non-metallic (low-PIM) snap-in legs for attaching the cable hanger to mounting structures and stacking the cable hangers together. The metal cable block supports the cable more securely than a polymeric mounting section, while the polymeric sleeve avoids loose metal-to-metal connections when the cable hangers are attached to metal mounting structures or stacked together. The metal cable block includes a metal sides that form cable clasps. The sleeve includes polymeric sides that cover the metal sides of the cable block to prevent metal-to-metal contact on the sides of the cable block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: ConcealFab Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bell, Steve Rogers
  • Patent number: 10634461
    Abstract: An entangling projectile for use with a projectile deployment system includes a pair of pellets, at least one of the pair of pellets having a head with a head outer diameter and a shank with a shank outer diameter, the shank outer diameter being less than the head outer diameter. A tether connects the pair of pellets. A shroud is fitted about a shank of the at least one of the pair of pellets, the shroud having a tether opening formed therein to receive the tether, the tether being coupled to the pellet and extending along the shank of the pellet and through the tether opening formed in the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Wrap Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Elwood Norris
  • Patent number: 10626626
    Abstract: A lifting anchor for embedment into a concrete component, the anchor having a head for releasable engagement with lifting equipment, and at least one leg extending from the head, the leg being profiled so as to lock into the surrounding concrete, wherein the profiling is formed by a series of formations arranged along at least a face and adjacent edge of the leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Andrew Saul Barraclough
  • Patent number: 10533588
    Abstract: The fastener includes: a first facing portion and a second facing portion disposed so as to face each other, ends of the first and second facing portions being connected through a curved portion; a screw-fixing portion provided in at least one of the first and second facing portions and allowing a screw to be fixed thereto; and a rotation-preventing protrusion provided in one of the first and second facing portions and protruding therefrom in a direction from the one toward the other of the first and second facing portions, the rotation-preventing protrusion being disposed in an area next to the screw-fixing portion opposite to the curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FALTEC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masae Yoyasu, Yusuke Kozuki
  • Patent number: 10323669
    Abstract: A holder device for being present at the surface of a first part made of composite material in order to enable a second part to be held to the first part, the holder device including a body made of composite material including a fiber structure and a matrix present in the pores of the fiber structure; and a holder member including a base and holder tabs extending from either side of the base, the holder tabs being for defining a holding zone for holding the second part to the first part, the base of the holder device being present in the body, and the holder tabs projecting through a surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Damien Lamouche, Adrien Paixao, Hélène Elise Cécile Quillent, Kévin Coue
  • Patent number: 10273695
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shielding assembly for concealing and supporting exposed edges of an open end of a gutter downspout. The shielding assembly includes two rigid bracket members that each have a body portion and leg portions that integrally extend from opposing ends of the body portion. The bracket members are configured to engage together around the exposed edges of the gutter downspout with the leg portions overlapped with each other to form overlapping end sections. The overlapping end sections are each configured to be fastened together and secured to the gutter downspout with a fastener that extends through the respective overlapping end section and an outer wall of the gutter downspout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Norman Lee Veldhoff
  • Patent number: 10208780
    Abstract: A mounting device for affixing to a hole or bore in a support structure to anchor a line to the mounting device and support structure including a base with a hole passing through the base, hub extending from the base back surface having a pair of flexible legs and engagement members on the outer surfaces of the legs, a stirrup having a line receiving opening attached to the base front surface, and a locking member with a hook member at its proximal end and a distally extending shaft dimensioned to pass through the hole in the base and enter the distally extending cavity to engage the inner surfaces of the legs and bend them laterally thereby affixing the mounting device in the hole or bore and capturing the line in the stirrup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Peter G. Mangone, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10125897
    Abstract: A pipe clamp comprises a mounting post having a flexible arm extending laterally therefrom in a semi-circular arc. The arm defines with the mounting post an arcuate recess having spaced apart opposite ends between which different size pipe is selectively insertable into the recess. Opposed flexible fingers extend radially inwardly adjacent opposite ends of the recess. The fingers are axially angled between opposite sides of the clamp to facilitate bending of the fingers when contacted by the pipe during insertion of the pipe into the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: OATEY CO.
    Inventor: Matthew L Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10041611
    Abstract: A device for securing a pipe to a wall, including an exterior wall of a building, is provided. The device has a generally flat surface which adheres to the wall and a generally curved support unit which receives the pipe. An optional securing bar may be locked over the top of the pipe to prevent movement of the pipe. In an embodiment, the device has an extension flange which allows the pipe to be secured to the wall in an off-set manner. Preferably, a plurality of the present aligned devices secure the pipe to the wall in a horizontal or vertical manner. The device allows the pipe to be secured to a wall in compliance with governmental regulations. An adapter unit may be inserted over the curved support unit for one or more smaller pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: HAP SYSTEM LLC
    Inventor: Tomas Bartos
  • Patent number: 9926669
    Abstract: An assembly and method for removably installing a round linear track to a floor is provided. The assembly includes a track guide having a plurality of curved bearing surfaces to support a round track segment and a clamp to removably capture the round track in the track guide. The method includes placing a segment of round track on a lead portion of the track guide; moving the segment of track into a supporting portion of the track guide; and capturing the segment of round track in the track guide with a clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Carl White
  • Patent number: 9915680
    Abstract: A faulted circuit indicator (FCI) device for installation on a power line includes a housing, a laminate structure fastened to the housing and configured to receive the power line, and a clamp mechanism pivotally fastened to the housing and configured to secure the housing to the power line. The clamp mechanism includes a pair of opposing clamp arms each having a curved configuration. The curved configuration of the clamp arms maintains the power line in a centered relationship within the laminate structure when the clamp arms are engaged on the power line over a range of power line diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International LLC
    Inventors: Bahman Khoshnood, William J. Dodds, Camilo Delgado, Robert Fong, Venket Rao Yeeli, Hunter Thornell Foy, Chandrashekar Srinivas, David Martin, Larry N. Siebens, Stanley Szyszko
  • Patent number: 9866004
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes: a base panel having opposed ends; a pair of arms, each of the arms attached to a respective end of the base panel and having a free end; a pair of locking projections, each of the locking projections attached to a respective free end of the arms; and a pair of gripping members, each gripping member attached to a respective arm, each gripping member having opposed ends, wherein one of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arms and the other of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arm or to the base panel. The arms and locking projections are configured to spread apart to enable insertion of a cable between the arms, wherein the gripping projections engage and grip the cable, and wherein the locking projections are configured to be inserted into the aperture of the supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Taig S. Rajpal
  • Patent number: 9618142
    Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting one or more tubular members are provided. The system can include a frame and one or more flexible support members, each having a first end and a second end. The first ends and the second ends can be connected to the frame to provide one or more supports for one or more tubular members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ASSET INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Blake R. Masters, Rodney H. Masters, Mikael W. Smith, Billy L. Griffith
  • Patent number: 9586559
    Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SCOOT NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
  • Patent number: 9581110
    Abstract: A maverick igniter cable saver employs a longitudinal housing having a first portion, a second portion, an outer surface, an inner surface, a forward end, and an aft end. The inner surface of the first portion is configured to snap fasten substantially around an igniter cable. The second portion has off-setting tapered tabs. Each of the tapered tabs has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal ends are interfaces configured to friction-fit in an umbilical slot groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Brandi A. Herrera, Gregory J. Magas, Daniel T. Connor
  • Patent number: 9512940
    Abstract: The present application relates to a mount (10) for mounting a cable harness to a support. The mount (10) comprises a harness receiving portion (42), and a fastener attachment portion (80) from which a fastener for securing the mount (10) to a support is extendable. The mount (10) orientates a fastener extending from the fastener attachment portion (80) to extend about the harness receiving portion (42) to secure a cable harness to the mount (40) when the mount is secured to a support by the fastener. The present application also relates to a mount assembly and a method of mounting a cable harness to a support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Lawrence Blakeley, Craig Spark, Jamie Skorczewski
  • Patent number: 9399849
    Abstract: A stabilizing support for a downspout extension includes an engagement portion that has a first axis and a second axis. The stabilizing support also includes an attachment portion that is connected to the engagement portion for securing the engagement portion relative to a surface. The attachment portion allows the engagement portion to be secured in one of two orientations, with one of the first axis and the second axis generally perpendicular to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Inventor: Terence Langenderfer
  • Patent number: 9216704
    Abstract: In one aspect, an elastic averaging strap system for securing an object to a component having an aperture is provided. The system includes a strap having a first end and a second end. The strap second end couples to the strap first end such that the strap forms a loop around the object to retain the object therein. An alignment member extends from the first end, and the alignment member is an elastically deformable material such that when the alignment member is inserted into the component aperture, the alignment member elastically deforms to an elastically averaged final configuration to facilitate positioning the object in a desired orientation relative to the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven E. Morris, Jennifer P. Lawall
  • Patent number: 9088146
    Abstract: A holding device for a mounting part installed inside an aircraft fuselage includes an anchor plate configured to attach the holding device to a support rail of the aircraft fuselage and including at least one engagement section. The holding device further includes a holder module separably connected to the anchor plate and configured to fix the mounting part to the aircraft fuselage and having a hook section configured to positively engage the at least one engagement section so as to fasten the holder module to the anchor plate, and at least two clamping blocks disposed on the holder module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Schnoor, Lueder Kosiankowski
  • Patent number: 9033090
    Abstract: A brake hose guide includes a guide portion constructed of a pair of vertical wall portions with a connecting portion for connecting the vertical wall portions to each other. The brake hose guide is fastened to a support body for allowing a brake hose to pass through the inside of the guide portion. A mounting portion is connected to a specified vertical wall portion that constitutes at least one of the pair of vertical wall portions and is formed such that a portion of the mounting portion projects more toward the inside of the guide portion than the specified vertical wall portion. At least a portion of a fastening hole, that is formed in the mounting portion so as to allow a fastening member to pass therethrough, is arranged inside an outer end portion of the specified vertical wall portion as viewed from the fastening direction toward the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Kuwabara
  • Patent number: 9004415
    Abstract: A clamp which is capable of being temporarily fastened relative to a cable is provided. The clamp is for fixing a cable to a vehicle body panel wherein a locking hole is formed. The clamp includes a base member including a groove portion having a bottom portion which can abut against at least one portion of an outer circumferential portion of the cable, and a leg portion which can engage with the locking hole; and a clamping member supported in the base member to be capable of being displaced between a temporarily fastened position and a completely fastened position, and demarcating a housing space, which can house the cable, between the bottom portion. An outer shape of the clamping member is structured such that the clamping member is displaced from the temporarily fastened position to the completely fastened position so as to reduce the housing space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventor: Mitsuru Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20150069190
    Abstract: A device for securing a pipe within the interior of a wall is provided. The device is especially suitable for quickly and easily securing a pipe within an opening in a stud of a wall. The device has a generally flat surface which adheres to the front of a stud and a grasping portion which secures the pipe on a first end. The device allows the pipe to be secured within a wall in compliance with governmental regulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Tomas Bartos
  • Publication number: 20150048220
    Abstract: A cable clip having a body providing a cable receiving portion at one end thereof and a pin extending away from the longitudinal axis of the body. The cable receiving portion is v-shaped in cross-section, and the open side of the v-shaped section extends in a direction of the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Colin Patterson
  • Publication number: 20150048221
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wire harness fixing structure allowing deformation volume of a middle of a plate in a wire harness clip to be minimized when a wire harness is pulled. The wire harness fixing structure is configured to fix the wire harness to a panel using a wire harness clip. The wire harness clip includes a plate composed of a base portion and a pair of extension portion extending in a direction away from both ends in a length direction of the base portion. The pair of extension portion is formed narrower than the base portion. The plate and the wire harness are covered with an self adhesive sheet, and fixed. The latched part being latched in a hole of the panel allows the adhesive sheet between the plate and the panel to be pressured and adhered to an outer circumference of the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi Doushita, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Kouhei Niiho
  • Patent number: 8950713
    Abstract: A clip is provided which allows the lengths of paired leg portions extendable and contractible in the same manner as a pantograph to be shorter in a state where the clip is mounted on a silencer, than in the conventional art. Third hinge portions which connect the second leg portions of the opposed leg portions to the common connection leg portion at a side opposite to first hinge portions which connect the insertion base portion to the first leg portions are formed at an inner side so as to be closer to an insertion axis for a hole of the silencer than the first hinge portions, whereby a folded state is obtained with such a small angle that each first leg portion and each second leg portion are in contact with or close to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Daiwa Kasei Industry Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriyuki Ogasawara, Mitsutoshi Yamamoto, Akio Goto, Akihito Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20140332641
    Abstract: An object support includes a clamp, and a base for receiving the clamp, with the clamp securing an object, such as a pipe, to the base. The base may have a trapezoidal shape, with a rectangular bottom surface that is larger than a rectangular top surface. The top surface may have a series of holes for receiving legs of the clamp that are on opposite ends of a linking portion or body of the clamp. The legs are inserted into the base on opposite sides of the object to be clamped, with the clamps legs engaging the holes, and with the linking portion pinning the object to be clamped against the top surface of the base. The legs may have textured surfaces, for example having ridges or threads, that engage the holes to secure the legs to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Wilson, Eric C. Osborn, Scott E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8870131
    Abstract: A wiring clip 1 includes: an attaching portion 10 configured to be overlapped with a wiring harness; a locking portion 11 extended vertically from the attaching portion 10 and configured to be locked in a hole provided on a panel; and a pressing portion 12 configured to press the panel in a direction away from the attaching portion 10 when the locking portion 11 is locked in the hole. The pressing portion 12 includes: an inclined portion 19 continued to the attaching portion 10 and inclined with respect to both a vertically extending direction of the locking portion 11 from the attaching portion 10 and a longitudinal direction of the wiring harness overlapped with the attaching portion 10; and a parallel portion 20 continued to the inclined portion 19 and extended parallel to the locking portion 11 from the inclined portion 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Gotou, Takashi Nomoto