Adapter for mounting cables and cable hangers and clamp members for mounting same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11815207-B2
Application number	US-202217590476-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2022
Priority date	May 18, 2018
Publication date	Nov 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023

Abstract

An adapter for mounting a cable hanger on a mounting structure includes a body having a base and a neck, the base having a hollow cavity and including a mounting hole with an overhanging rim, the neck including a threaded bore, the adapter being formed of a polymeric material.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. An adapter for mounting a cable hanger on a mounting structure, comprising:
a main body with at least one side wall;
a floor, the main body extending from the floor;
a lip extending radially inwardly from a free end of the side wall;
a pair of latches extending from the floor in a direction opposite the body; and
a ring extending from the floor within the main body, wherein the ring has a threaded inner diameter.

2. The adapter defined in claim 1 , wherein the at least one side wall is a plurality of side walls.

3. The adapter defined in claim 2 , wherein at least one of the plurality of side walls includes a mounting hole.

4. The adapter defined in claim 1 , wherein the floor is annular or square.

5. The adapter defined in claim 1 , wherein the lip forms a ceiling opposite the floor, and wherein a mounting hole is located in the ceiling.

6. The adapter defined in claim 5 , wherein the mounting hole is generally coaxial with the ring.

7. The adapter defined in claim 5 , in combination with a cable hanger mounted in the mounting hole.

8. An adapter for mounting a cable hanger on a mounting structure, comprising:
a floor;
a pair of side walls extending in a first direction from opposite edges of the floor;
a ceiling spanning the side walls opposite the floor, the ceiling including a mounting hole;
a pair of latches extending from the floor in a second direction opposite the side walls; and
a ring extending from the floor in the first direction, wherein the ring has a threaded inner diameter.

9. The adapter defined in claim 8 , wherein at least one of the side walls includes a mounting hole.

10. The adapter defined in claim 8 , wherein the floor is annular or square.

11. The adapter defined in claim 8 , wherein the mounting hole in the ceiling is generally coaxial with the ring.

12. The adapter defined in claim 8 , wherein the latches are generally arcuate in cross-section, and wherein the ring is generally coaxial with the latches.

13. The adapter defined in claim 8 , wherein the mounting hole is generally coaxial with the latches.

14. The adapter defined in claim 8 , in combination with a cable hanger mounted in the mounting hole.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Vaccaro Ronald A
• Stockman Christopher
• Joshi Aviral
• Piburn Darin W

Classifications

• F16L3/12 Primary

  comprising a member substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing · CPC title

• F16B2/02

  Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening · CPC title

• F16B2/24

  of metal · CPC title

• F16L3/1016

  the members being joined by means of two screws · CPC title

• F16L3/22

  specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals · CPC title