Flexible Encircling Band Patents (Class 248/74.3)
  • Patent number: 9255653
    Abstract: A wrap bracket assembly is provided for securing an elongated member. The assembly includes a bracket with a clamp extending from a base to wrap around the elongated member. The clamp defines an aperture, and includes side edges that extend around the elongated member. The assembly also includes a grommet forming a split tubular body that defines a substantially cylindrical cavity. The body has an axially extending opening through which the elongated member is inserted into the cavity. The body includes a pair of flanges, each of which engages one of the first and second side edges to nest the grommet within the clamp. A projection is provided that extends radially outward from the body and is received in the aperture to circumferentially align the grommet with the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: FRANKLIN FASTENER COMPANY
    Inventor: James M. Sampson
  • Patent number: 9241739
    Abstract: A system to stabilize and guide the growth of the spinal column includes an elongated support member having a width and a length and a guiding connector having a bone connecting portion and a guiding portion. The bone connecting portion secures the guiding connector to a vertebrae and the guiding portion has a bearing element with a passageway adapted to receive the elongated support member. The bearing element permits relative sliding movement of the elongated support element in the passageway of the bearing element. The system may further include a bone fixation element has an elongated support member receiving channel, a locking mechanism and a bone anchoring portion. The bone anchoring portion secures the bone fixation element to bone. The locking mechanism secures the elongated support member in the channel. The guiding connector is moveable along the elongated support member to permit and control the growth of the spinal column along a predetermined path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Mueller, Meret Labhart
  • Patent number: 9231317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for removably fixing a conductor (10) to a current transformer housing (12), comprising a fixing element (18) which runs through a retaining element (16) lying on the current transformer housing (12) and which sits at least partly against the surface of the conductor (10) when the conductor (10) is fixed on the current transformer housing (12). The invention is characterized in that the fixing element (18) runs around the circumferential surface of the conductor (10) in a looped manner when fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Leifer, Carsten Thörner, Dat-Minh Trinh
  • Patent number: 9188249
    Abstract: A mountable cable tie with fine adjustment with an elongated strap having a first strap end and a second strap end, the elongated strap having one or more rows of teeth or cross-bars formed crosswise on the elongated strap, and a plurality of holes positioned linear along the median between the one or more rows of teeth, at least one locking buckle positioned proximate the second strap end, the at least one locking buckle having at least one channel and at least one locking tang or pawl positioned within the locking buckle, wherein increased insertion of the first strap end into the locking head decreases the size of the loop of the elongated strap to secure the bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Dale Owen
  • Patent number: 9186826
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of thermoplastic resin parts, comprising the steps of: a) introducing a thermoplastic material (2) in a cavity (11) of a mold (1); b) closing the mold (1), compressing and distributing the thermoplastic material (2); c) opening the mold (1) and removing the obtained product. Step a) comprises the steps of a1) depositing the thermoplastic material (2) on a carrier support (4); a2) moving the carrier support towards the cavity of the mold; a3) depositing the thermoplastic material (2) inside the cavity of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: GRUPO ANTOLIN-INGENIERIA, S.A.
    Inventors: Carlos Alonso Sastre, Alberto Sanchez Lite, Jesus Poveda Bernal, Ignacio Gonzalez Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9188247
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a cable securing device comprising a base, a housing having an interior and an exterior surface and two spaced-apart edges allowing a plurality of cables to be inserted into the said housing, and a tongue connecting the two edges so as to hold the cables in the housing. The said tongue is connected removably at one end, known as the free end, to the first edge. The tongue comprises at least one orifice capable of engaging with a pin provided on the exterior surface of the housing. The interior surface of the tongue comprises a touch-and-close structure capable of engaging with a touch-and-close structure provided on the exterior surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Stephane Pauchet, Julien Tonnellier, Patrick Mongiorgi
  • Patent number: 9157466
    Abstract: A retention clip assembly for connecting first and second components together. The retention clip assembly includes a male member configured to engage a female member. The male member includes a body portion with a tab extending therefrom. A terminal end of the tab includes a flange projecting laterally from a side surface. The female member includes body portion having sides defining an opening into which the tab of the male member is received. A rib of the female member is located adjacent to one of the sides defining the opening so as to form a slot being between the rib and adjacent side of the opening. The flange is constantly biased into contact with the rib when the male and female members are engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Hardy, Edgar C. Herrera
  • Patent number: 9151411
    Abstract: A mountable cable tie with fine adjustment with an elongated strap having a first strap end and a second strap end, the elongated strap having one or more rows of teeth or cross-bars formed crosswise on the elongated strap, and a plurality of holes positioned linear along the median between the one or more rows of teeth, at least one locking buckle positioned proximate the second strap end, the at least one locking buckle having at least one channel and at least one locking tang or pawl positioned within the locking buckle, wherein increased insertion of the first strap end into the locking head decreases the size of the loop of the elongated strap to secure the bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Dale Owen
  • Patent number: 9121528
    Abstract: An attachment system has a strap with a shank and a free end interposed by a medial portion. A retainer has an extension post facing the shank and engaged with the strap in a one way ratcheting relationship such that retainer may be urged toward the shank but not drawn away therefrom. The shank is sized to pass through an opening in a wall but is prevented from being withdrawn from the opening when the retainer is urged against the wall such that the extension post occupies at least a portion of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: RL Hudson & Company
    Inventors: Benny R. Foreman, Adam Jeffrey Tilman
  • Patent number: 9124053
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure provide a cable restraint and management apparatus comprising of a pliable material, a mechanism attached or embedded within said material that allows for an enclosed form and or open form of said material, and a cable attachment mechanism configured to attach an electronic cable, power cord, string, jewelry, clothing or any object with attached cordage requiring hanging or restraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventors: Justin M Metras, Mieszko K Kruger
  • Patent number: 9062801
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attachment collar for elongate elements, the collar comprising a belt portion suitable for being fastened on a support, the belt portion being open and defining an inside space suitable for receiving the elongate element. In order to close the belt portion and thus retain the elongate elements in the inside space, the collar firstly an array of gripping elements made of plastics material injected integrally with the belt portion and situated on its outside face, and secondly a tape secured to the belt portion via one of its ends, the inside face of the tape presenting retention means suitable for co-operating with the gripping elements of the belt portion in order to secure the tape and the belt portion together, the belt portion presenting stiffness that is greater than the stiffness of the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventors: Fabrice Billarant, Aurélie Chevalier
  • Patent number: 9062800
    Abstract: A clamp for attaching an elongated member to a supporting surface includes a curved portion, a base strip and a securing strip. The base strip includes flanges that define a catch on opposite lateral sides of the base strip. The securing strip is received between the catches formed on the locking flange that engage upstanding locked flanges formed on the securing strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Franklin Fastener Company
    Inventor: James M. Sampson
  • Patent number: 9045094
    Abstract: A harness retaining device is disclosed for retaining a harness and causing the harness together with a connection element for an electric/electronic circuit to be supported with respect to a portion of a frame of a vehicle seat. The harness retaining device includes a support arm having first and second end portions, the first end portion of the support arm being engagingly connectable with the connection element, an anchor-like clip provided on the first end portion of the support arm, and a locking member provided on the second end portion of the support arm for fastening the harness. When the first end portion of the support arm is connected to the connection element and the anchor-like clip is fitted through the portion of the seat frame, the connection element and the harness are supported with respect to the portion of the frame of the vehicle seat through the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Andrew Schultz
  • Patent number: 9038968
    Abstract: A plastic, polymeric or silicone grommet used as a dampener or insulator for round and/or hex style tube, pipe and conduit hangers, and particularly to a grommet having a channel portion and a rounded edge portion which directly surrounds the edges of hanger brackets used as pipe supports. Each flat surface of the grommet is substantially rounded to prevent the collection of liquids, dirt or debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Inventor: John Hennon
  • Patent number: 9016652
    Abstract: A corner protector comprising a guard, strap, and plate or rod are disclosed. The second portion and third portion of the guard are substantially orthogonal to the first portion, and to each other. The second portion and third portion meet to define a corner protrusion. The guard has interior extending ribs that are substantially vertical and maintain contact with the guard. The strap has at least one connection member on each end to allow the corner protector to be adjusted vertically. The plate or rod has at least one locking member for creating a locking mechanism with the connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Rhoost, LLC.
    Inventors: Vianka P. Belyea, Tavinder Phull, Graeme Wagoner-Lynch
  • Publication number: 20150107894
    Abstract: A harness device is provided in which the number of parts is reduced. A pipe-side connecting portion of a grommet is fitted onto the outer circumferential side of an end portion of a shielding pipe, and a wire harness is inserted into the inside of the shielding pipe. A clamp member is attached to the portion in which the shielding pipe and the grommet are connected to each other. The clamp member includes a first and second divided bodies that are connected with a hinge edge so as to be capable of being opened and closed, and by closing both of the divided bodies, a tightening portion is configured to tighten the portion in which the shielding pipe and the grommet are connected to each other. The clamp member is integrally formed with an attaching portion and can be fixed to a vehicle body side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Masashi HAYASHI, Hirokazu NAKAI
  • Patent number: 9010697
    Abstract: A hanger for utility pipe includes a base having a channel with a pivot at one end and a mounting hole at the other. An arcuate strap is pivotally mounted to the base at the pivot and includes a fastening hole extendible into the channel in alignment with the mounting hole. The strap includes a circular cylindrical segment between two straight parallel segments to receive a pipe between the strap and the base. A fastener is employed through the fastening hole and the mounting hole to attach the hanger to a supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: Kraig A. Kirschner
  • Publication number: 20150102183
    Abstract: A wire harness fixture includes a base having a clip projecting therefrom; a winding band extending and winding around a wire harness from a first end portion of two end portions of the base; and a plurality of engagement portions on a surface of the winding band. The base has a first band insertion hole passing through the two end portions of the base in a direction orthogonal to a projecting direction of the clip, the first band insertion hole having a first engagement projection engaging with the engagement portions of the winding band. The clip and the base have a second band insertion hole passing therethrough in the projecting direction of the clip, the second band insertion hole having a second engagement projection engaging with the engagement portions of the winding band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihisa YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9004417
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device (10) for at least one cable (44), having an edge clip part (12) for fitting the fastening device (10) to an edge (28) of a base part (26). A holding device (30) for at least one cable strap (40) surrounds at least one cable (44). The holding device (30) includes fastening sections (38) that constitute a mount for the cable strap (40) in three directions of cable strap orientation orthogonal to each other, so that a cable strap (40) can be fastened to the base part (26) selectively oriented in one of the three directions of cable strap orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Elsner, Juergen Hofmann, Vitali Leidner
  • Publication number: 20150097090
    Abstract: A portable holder for an electric vehicle charger with an inline electronics module. The holder includes or defines a cavity, a first extension, a second extension, and a slot. The cavity is configured to receive the inline electronics module through an opening in the cavity. The first extension is arranged about a first side of the cavity. The second extension is arranged about a second side of the cavity opposite the first side. The first extension and the second extension cooperate to hold in place a vehicle cord connected to the inline electronics module when the vehicle cord is wrapped around the cavity. The slot is defined by the second extension and the cavity. The slot is configured to receive a power cord connected to the inline electronics module when the inline electronics module is inserted into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: STEVEN A. MUSICK
  • Patent number: 8991774
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a cable tie mount. The cable tie mount includes a body and a mount. The mount includes a top, a bottom, sides, and a channel therethrough. The body has a base member with a mounting hole and a receiving member with a locking hole. The receiving member extends at an angle from the base member. The mount is installed on the receiving member of the body such that the receiving member is positioned within the channel of the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventor: Michael P. Hajduch
  • Patent number: 8985533
    Abstract: A clamp block assembly for securing hydraulic pipes, the clamp block assembly comprising one or more unitary clamp blocks of deformable material each having a through hole for receiving a respective pipe, and a clamp adapted to apply a predetermined load around the clamp block(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: George Edmond, Philip Dickinson, Nicholas Siangolis
  • Patent number: 8973879
    Abstract: A clamp includes a base portion, a clamping portion and an urging member. The base portion is connected to a housing accommodating a device. The clamping portion is provided on a first face of the base portion, and clamps a mating member. The urging portion is provided on a second face of the base portion. The urging portion has elasticity, and urges the device in a case where the base portion is connected to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Kodama, Tomohiko Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20150060612
    Abstract: A conduit harness retention system has a base, a first spacer, a second spacer and a cap which snap-fit together to retain P-clip harnesses in position spaced from an aircraft fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jack BLANCHARD, David ROUTLEDGE
  • Patent number: 8967571
    Abstract: A flat plastic structure is provided with several horizontal, parallel rows of openings, each comprising several single, for horizontally attaching openings, alternating with several double, for vertically attaching openings. Each of the several single, for horizontally attaching openings has an upper and a lower wall converging inwardly from horizontal edges of those several openings. A flat bar for horizontally attaching centrally connects opposite vertical walls of each single opening. A double, for vertically attaching opening incorporates a vertically extending, centrally located apex-shape structure formed by a pair of intersecting walls diverging towards the back side. A flat bar for vertically attaching is located at each side of the vertically extending centrally located apex-shape structure connects opposite vertical walls of the double, vertically attaching opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Primex, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Nam Chan James
  • Publication number: 20150048219
    Abstract: A pipe hanger method and apparatus wherein a bolt is threaded upwardly through a first opening within a lower arm portion of a saddle, then, in one form, through an opening in a liner, then through a larger opening in the upper arm portion of the saddle. The opening is non-cylindrical in shape. A nut is then installed on the bolt. The nut has a tapered end portion which interoperates with the shape of the opening in the upper arm of the saddle. The nut is hand-tightened and then is aligned with the opening so that the small end portion would drop into the opening. A wrench is then used on the head of the bolt to rotate the bolt for the purpose of drawing the nut and bolt together and applying a clamping force on a pipe positioned within the saddle. The liner extends along the inside of the bolt and then extends about the pipe, between it and the bight of the saddle, and then in one form extends along the inside of the upper arm portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Peter S. Richards
  • Patent number: 8955198
    Abstract: A releasable strap mount having a strap body and a cooperating locking head. The strap body is elongated between first and second ends with an outer interlock engagement member positioned adjacent to the first end. The locking head has an interface surface and an opposite external interconnect, and a passageway extended therethrough that is sized to accept the strap body lengthwise therethrough. The locking head also has an interlock member for releasably interlocking with the outer interlock engagement member of the strap body within the passageway. A releasable rotation coupling is formed between the locking head and the second end of the strap body. The strap body has a plurality of intervening coupling members spaced at intervals along a length thereof, and the strap body is divisible adjacent to each of the intervening coupling members between the intervening coupling member and its second end for shortening the strap body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Carnevali
  • Publication number: 20150041600
    Abstract: A wrap bracket assembly is provided for securing an elongated member. The assembly includes a bracket with a clamp extending from a base to wrap around the elongated member. The clamp defines an aperture, and includes side edges that extend around the elongated member. The assembly also includes a grommet forming a split tubular body that defines a substantially cylindrical cavity. The body has an axially extending opening through which the elongated member is inserted into the cavity. The body includes a pair of flanges, each of which engages one of the first and second side edges to nest the grommet within the clamp. A projection is provided that extends radially outward from the body and is received in the aperture to circumferentially align the grommet with the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: James M. SAMPSON
  • Patent number: 8950714
    Abstract: In an elongated structure for a movable section, a plurality of operational linear elements such as conductive wires are arranged in parallel in a belt-like sheath member, and an outer region of the sheath member, which is defined by a bend of the sheath member, has a larger rigidity than that of an inner region of the sheath member, which is defined by the bend of the sheath member. When the sheath member 2 have the regions exhibiting the different rigidities, and when an external force is exerted on the elongated structure 1 for the movable section, it is apt to bend toward the side of the sheath member having the small rigidity, and the bent portion is maintained at a given curvature which is determined by the entire rigidity of the sheath member 2. Therefore, the elongated structure 1 for the movable section cannot easily meander while the movable end thereof is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dyden Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Ikeda, Yasuaki Kawanami, Kouji Terasaki
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8936221
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a wall bracket that mounts bundles to a wall. The wall bracket includes a bundle side member and a wall side member that engages the bundle side member. The bundle side member has a plurality of slots for receiving a locking tie. The wall side member having a plurality of pockets aligned with the plurality of slots. The plurality of pockets guide the locking tie when installed in the slots to secure the bundle on the wall bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Rodney G. Rouleau, James Banaszak
  • Patent number: 8919707
    Abstract: The present invention provides a support clip for a vehicle cable, which is significantly prevented from being inappropriately coupled to a socket member connected to a cable, and which makes it possible to couple and decouple components without using a tool, thereby assembling and replacing components more efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Daedong System Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Chul Lee, In Seob Ju, Jung Jo Lim
  • Patent number: 8919704
    Abstract: A support assembly for supporting a conduit includes a support, a clamp, and a hanger. The support has a partial-cylindrical shape including a first section having a first diameter and a second section having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. In one aspect, at least one of the first section and the second section define a first aperture in the partial-cylindrical shape. In another aspect, at least one of the first section and the second section includes a retention member extending radially from an outer surface of the partial-cylindrical shape. The retention member includes a closed loop or a partially-open loop that defines a second aperture for receiving a strap to secure the conduit to the support. The clamp is configured to secure the conduit to the support. The hanger is configured to suspend the support from a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventors: Charles Lee, Elio Evangelista, Paul Burke
  • Patent number: 8905361
    Abstract: A cable routing clip comprises a base for attaching the clip to a structure. At least one cable clamp extends from the base. The, or each, cable clamp comprises a ring of resilient material having a split to enable a cable to be inserted therein. A plurality of fastening means are provided for closing the split or splits to retain a cable therein. Each of the plurality of fastening means is arranged to independently retain a cable in the event of the failure of another of the fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Gollin, Jack Blanchard
  • Patent number: 8899532
    Abstract: A band clip includes a body, a band integral with the body, and a clip that is attached to the body. The body has a vertical plate with a band insertion hole and a horizontal plate with a clip attachment hole. The band extends from the vertical plate. Locking holes penetrate the band at intervals. The clip includes a shaft that is fit into the clip attachment hole of the body, a wing on one end of the shaft, a band locking claw at another end of the shaft, and a body locking claw on an intermediate portion of the shaft. The band is wrapped around a group of wires and inserted into the band insertion hole. The band locking claw of the clip is inserted into and locked to a band locking hole, and the body locking claw contacts the surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8894022
    Abstract: A bracket for supporting conduits on a boom arm has a variable-diameter conduit retaining portion having a flexible tie strap and a saddle with a strap-receiving channel formed therein. The saddle has a plurality of paths for the tie strap. A large diameter path is provided by having the tie strap pass through the upper opening into the channel, out through the first cavity so that the tie strap passes on a conduit-facing side of the vertex of the saddle, back into the channel through the second cavity, and out through the lower opening. A medium diameter path is provided by having the tie strap pass through the upper opening, through the channel and through the lower opening. A small diameter is path provided by having the tie strap pass through the first cavity into the channel and through the second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle Chirpich, Glen D. Kroese
  • Patent number: 8894021
    Abstract: A cable support is disclosed. The cable support may comprise a mount, a drive support, a strap, and a drive block. The drive support and the strap may be connected to the mount. The drive block may be connected to the drive support and the strap. A cable support may comprise a body having a through hole, a plurality of compression segments, and a spreader. The plurality of compression segments may be located at least partially within the body and may be sized to receive a wire. The spreader may be located between the plurality of compression segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Allan W. Daniel, Chad Garrish, David Fuller, Stuart W. Thorn
  • Patent number: 8882059
    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: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Oatey Co.
    Inventor: Matthew L. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8879278
    Abstract: A cord bundle assembly includes: a plurality of communications cords, each of the communications cords comprising a plurality of communications signal-carrying members, the communications cords being grouped as a bundle; and a cord management assembly. The cord management assembly includes: a fixed cuff that encircles and is fixed relative to the plurality of communications cords; a slip cuff that encircles and is slidable relative to the plurality of communications cords; and a generally cylindrical sleeve having first and second ends, the fixed cuff being mounted to the first end, and the slip cuff being mounted to the second end. This configuration can assist in the management and organization of cords arranged in a cord bundle as they are routed between communications equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Keith
  • Patent number: 8864086
    Abstract: An apparatus for guiding a cable is provided. The apparatus includes a first plate, a second plate, and a tie. The first plate includes an opening. The second plate angularly extends from the first plate. The second plate includes a cut-out portion configured to allow passage of a tie associated with the cable. The tab extends into the cut-out portion and includes a first member and a second member. The first member is configured to allow wrapping of the tie while the second member is configured to lock a position of the tie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Marvin Sutherland, Brad Beck
  • Patent number: 8844881
    Abstract: A routing clip for securing a line to a structure comprising: a base for attaching the clip to a structure; and a clamp comprising: a first flexible strap which extends from the base and has one or more projections extending from its side; and a second flexible strap which extends from the base and has a passageway for receiving the first flexible strap and a locking surface which is arranged to engage one of the projections on the first flexible strap to prevent the first flexible strap from being withdrawn from the passageway. At least part of the clip is made from an elastomeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Colin John West, David Alistair Sutton
  • Patent number: 8848965
    Abstract: A device for preventing the tangling of cords associated with in-ear earphones is disclosed. The device includes an annular portion and a sectioned membrane disposed interior to the annular portion. The annular portion is formed of an elastomeric material. The sectioned membrane includes a plurality of separate sections where each section is configured to be displaced independently of another section. The sectioned membrane is configured to grip a cord associated with a pair of in-ear earphones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventor: Garret W. Glaser
  • Patent number: 8827214
    Abstract: A clamp is provided, which includes a clamp main body including a plurality of concave members forming a cylindrical body by combining together, and a fixing device provided in any of the plurality of concave members for fixing the clamp to an attachment object; and an approximately arc-like buffer member disposed on an inner circumferential side of the concave member. On one side surface facing the concave member in the buffer member, a leg portion is formed to bulge out, and on another side surface opposite to the one side surface in the buffer member, an approximately concave-like holding surface is provided. Such clamp can hold long bodies with various diameters, and also can attenuate vibrations of the long bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventor: Takaya Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8800940
    Abstract: A cable clamp includes a single metal plate shaped along an outer periphery of three cables that are triangularly arranged when viewed in cross-section, a mounting flange portion formed with both end portions of the metal plate overlapped each other, and a cable support member inserted between at least two of the three cables so as to support the at least two cables between itself and the metal plate. The cable support member is inserted between two horizontally arranged cables in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction as well as perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the two horizontally arranged cables. The cable support member has a tapered shape on an end side in an insertion direction thereof for facilitating an insertion thereof into a gap between the two horizontally arranged cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Eshima, Yoji Kobayashi, Hideki Horikoshi
  • Patent number: 8805153
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic retention device to properly accommodate for cable management arrangements and schemes in telecommunication infrastructures that are massive in scale and/or require subsequent adaptation of the infrastructures. The device includes a C-shaped opening and a spring biased door which moves inwardly to allow cable entry and exit to the device. In one embodiment, the spring is an integral extension of the door. In another embodiment, the spring is a separate torsion coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Paula Rudenick, Dennis Krampotich
  • Publication number: 20140209765
    Abstract: A cable tidy comprises a flexible elongate backing strip having an adhesive layer adapted to attach the cable tidy to a surface, and has means to form an elongate channel adapted to house at least one cable, the channel running along the longitudinal axis of the cable tidy. The cable tidy may be cut to different lengths, may affix to objects such that it runs around corners and can be provided in a roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Perry Coppen
  • Patent number: 8783630
    Abstract: A riser clamp (1) made up of several parts and designed to carry a plurality of fluid pipes (11) in parallel with and spaced apart from a surface coated steel riser (10) is shown. The riser (10) itself is designed to be deployed into the sea for communication between a well head at the seabed and a surface vessel. Each riser clamp (1) is designed for frictional, non rotatable fixation to the surface coated riser (10) and is provided with a plurality of pipe saddles (V) to carry the respective fluid pipes (11). The riser clamp (1) has an internal abutment surface (2) made of fiber reinforced composite material which is configured substantially complementary to and designed to bear against the external, surface coated surface of the riser (10). The riser clamp (1) is tightened by means of circumferentially acting tightening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aker Subsea AS
    Inventors: Per Kristian Gronlund, Carsten Haavardtun, Kjell Hagatun, Helge Grande Urhamar
  • Patent number: 8772636
    Abstract: The object is to provide a wire harness installation structure which can enhance an operation efficiency when installing a wire harness and can also achieve a space-saving design of an installation region. In the wire harness installation structure in which a wire harness 10 formed by bundling a plurality of wires 42 into a generally-circular form in a cross-sectional view is installed, the wire harness 10 has a flat portion 10a which is formed by thinning and flattening part thereof along an extending direction thereof and is kept in a flat shape, and by doing so, the installing operation is easy, and the installation region is made space-saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Yuuji Kojima
  • Patent number: 8759682
    Abstract: This device for holding at least one longitudinal element, of the wiring harness or tube type, on a support, comprises a deformable clamp that allows said longitudinal element to be inserted into the clamp and holds the longitudinal element, and a protective layer that at least partially covers the clamp. The clamp is made of thermoplastic, the protective layer being overmolded onto the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Amphenol Air LB
    Inventor: Laurent Devouge
  • Patent number: 8757562
    Abstract: The present invention includes a C-type resin clip projecting from an exterior surface on a band tightener in a band-type wire harness mount or from a front surface on a middle portion of a substrate in a substrate-type wire harness mount, and a C-type metal clip having a length shorter than the C-type resin clip. The C-type metal clip is mounted between upper and lower tabs of the C-type resin clip. A pressing projection is provided on opposing interior surfaces of each of the upper and lower tabs of the C-type resin clip, and a press-down tab is provided on the upper and lower tabs of the C-type metal clip. When a bracket is pressed in between the upper and lower tabs of the C-type metal clip, the press-down tabs are lifted by the pressing projections and both the upper and lower surfaces of the bracket are pinched and held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiki Fujiwara