Patent · US Expired

Cable mounting system

US4967987A · kind A · utility

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11References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 1988
Grant dateNov 6, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 15, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2361/65
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

One leg of an angled mounting bracket is formed with an access hole sufficiently large to insert an end of a cable assembly through the hole, the assembly including a cable, a flexible conduit slidably receiving the cable, a tubular fitting fixed to the cable and a boot on one end of the conduit. A plurality of slots extend outwardly from the access hole to provide somewhat of a keyhole configuration. Each slot is sized to receive the conduit fitting of the cable assembly. A single lock plate slides across the access hole in a manner to cause edges of the lock plate to engage the cable assembly fittings and rigidly hold them in a fixed position. Retainer portions on the plate and the bracket hold the plate in face-to-face contact with the bracket.

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