Cable cuffs for multiple sized cables

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11657929-B2
Application number	US-202117189567-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2021
Priority date	Apr 2, 2020
Publication date	May 23, 2023
Grant date	May 23, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure describes cable cuffs. A cable cuff may include a first half including a main body with a first cable recess and a first securing feature, and a second half including a main body with a second cable recess and a second securing feature. The first cable recess may include a first flex retention section and the second cable recess may include a second flex retention section. The first half and the second half may be connected via a hinge. The first half is mated with the second half such that the first and second cable recesses form a pocket for receiving and grasping a cable. The first and second securing features engage to maintain the first half and the second half in a mated condition. The first and second flex retention sections reside within and extend into the pocket to engage a cable grasped therein. Cable management systems are also provided herein.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A cable cuff, comprising:
a first half including a polymeric main body with a first cable recess and a first securing feature, the first cable recess comprising a first flex retention section, wherein opposing ends of the first flex retention section are coupled to an inner surface of the first cable recess and a first gap resides between the first flex retention section and the main body of the first half; and
a second half including a polymeric main body with a second cable recess and a second securing feature, the second cable recess comprising a second flex retention section, wherein opposing ends of the second flex retention section are coupled to an inner surface of the second cable recess and a second gap resides between the second flex retention section and the main body of the second half,
wherein the first half and the second half are connected via a hinge,
wherein the first half is mated with the second half such that the first and second cable recesses form a pocket for receiving and grasping a cable,
wherein the first and second securing features engage to maintain the first half and the second half in a mated condition,
wherein the first and second flex retention sections reside within and extend into the pocket to engage the cable grasped therein,
wherein the first and second flex retention sections are beams that extend parallel or perpendicular relative to the hinge, and
wherein the first and second gaps allow the first and second flex retention sections to deflect radially outwardly, thereby allowing the cable cuff to be used with different sizes of cables.

2. The cable cuff of claim 1 , wherein the first and second flex retention sections are beams that define planes extending generally parallel relative to the hinge, the first and second flex retention sections being adapted for gripping the cable within the pocket.

3. The cable cuff of claim 1 , wherein the first and second flex retention sections are beams that define chords extending across, respectively, the first and second halves, the first and second flex retention sections being adapted for gripping the cable within the pocket.

4. The cable cuff of claim 1 , wherein the first and second flex retention sections are cantilevered beams, the first and second flex retention sections being adapted for gripping the cable within the pocket.

5. The cable cuff of claim 1 , wherein the hinge is a living hinge to form an overall monolithic component.

6. The cable cuff of claim 1 , wherein the first securing feature is a barb and the second securing feature is a slot, and wherein the barb is configured to engage the slot to maintain the first half and the second half in a mated condition.

7. The cable cuff of claim 1 , in combination with the cable, wherein the cable is held within the pocket of the cable cuff.

8. The cable cuff of claim 7 , wherein the cable cuff is color-coded and the color of the cable cuff indicates an antenna beam sector and/or technical characteristics of the antenna beam sector with respect to the cable.

9. The cable cuff of claim 1 , wherein the cable cuff is sized and configured to fit on the cable having a diameter in the range of about ⅜ inch to about ½ inch.

10. The cable cuff of claim 1 , wherein the cable cuff is formed of a polymeric material.

11. A cable management system, the system comprising:
one or more cables; and
a plurality of color-coded cable cuffs, each cable cuff comprising:
a first half including a main body with a first cable recess and a first securing feature, the first cable recess comprising a first flex retention section; and
a second half including a main body with a second cable recess and a second securing feature, the second cable recess comprising a second flex retention section,
wherein the first half and the second half are connected via a hinge,
wherein the first half is mated with the second half such that the first and second cable recesses form a pocket for receiving and grasping a respective one of the one or more cables,
wherein the first and second securing features engage to maintain the first half and the second half in a mated condition,
wherein the first and second flex retention sections reside within and extend into the pocket, the first and second flex retention sections configured to deflect radially outwardly to engage the respective cable grasped therein, and
wherein the first and second flex retention sections are beams that extend perpendicular relative to the hinge,

wherein the respective cable is held within the pocket of a respective cable cuff, and a combination of colors of the cable cuffs indicates an antenna beam sector and/or technical characteristics of the antenna beam sector with respect to the respective cable.

12. The cable management system of claim 11 , wherein the first and second flex retention sections of each cable cuff are beams that define chords extending across, respectively, the first and second halves, the first and second flex retention sections being adapted for gripping the respective cable within the pocket.

13. The cable management system of claim 11 , wherein the first and second flex retention sections of each cable cuff are cantilevered beams, the first and second flex retention sections being adapted for gripping a respective cable within the pocket.

14. A cable management system, the system comprising:
one or more cables; and
a plurality of color-coded cable cuffs, each cable cuff comprising:
a first half including a main body with a first cable recess and a first securing feature, the first cable recess comprising a first flex retention section; and
a second half including a main body with a second cable recess and a second securing feature, the second cable recess comprising a second flex retention section,
wherein the first half and the second half are connected via a hinge,
wherein the first half is mated with the second half such that the first and second cable recesses form a pocket for receiving and grasping a respective one of the one or more cables,
wherein the first and second securing features engage to maintain the first half and the second half in a mated condition,
wherein the first and second flex retention sections reside within and extend into the pocket, the first and second flex retention sections configured to deflect radially outwardly to engage the respective cable grasped therein,
wherein the first and second flex retention sections of each cable cuff are beams that define planes extending generally parallel relative to the hinge, the first and second flex retention sections being adapted for gripping the respective cable within the pocket, and

wherein the respective cable is held within the pocket of a respective cable cuff, and a combination of colors of the cable cuffs indicates an antenna beam sector and/or technical characteristics of the antenna beam sector with respect to the respective cable.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Vaccaro Ronald A
• Joshi Aviral
• Stockman Christopher

Classifications

• H01B7/368 Primary

  being a sleeve, ferrule, tag, clip, label or short length strip · CPC title

• H02G3/32 Primary

  using mounting clamps · CPC title

• H02G2200/20

  Identification of installed cables · CPC title