Cable holding element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9520701-B2
Application number	US-201615152611-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2011
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

A cable holding element includes a base body and rows of latching projections that project from the base body to define at least one channel area for holding cable. The latching projections each have a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section form an acute angle towards the base body. A first row of latching projections opposes a second row of latching projections. The opposing latching projections cooperate to interlock without contact, in a comb-like manner to hold cable within the cable holding element and to form guiding structure that guides cable into and out from the channel area.

First claim

I claim:

1. A cable holding device comprising:
a base body;
at least one cable holding element on the base body for defining at least one channel area to accommodate one or more cables;
each cable holding element having two rows of latching projections, each latching projection having a first section and a second section, the first latching projection section extends from the base body, and the second latching projection section is bent at an acute angle from the first latching projection section in a direction towards the base body;
the ends of the latching projections of one row overlaps the ends of the latching projections of the other row to form a guiding means; and
the guiding means being capable of guiding a cable both into and out from the cable holding element.

2. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the latching projections are flexible to enable cable to be inserted into the cable holding element and removed from the cable holding element.

3. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 2 , wherein cable holding element has a first side and a second side, the latching projections align on the first side and second side, respectively, and the latching projections interlock without contact in a comb-like manner.

4. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the latching projections attach on one side of the cable holding element align in parallel with the latching projections attached on the other side of the cable holding element.

5. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the base body includes two cable holding elements aligned in parallel with each other, the base body having a “W” shaped profile to enable the base body to mount on an external corner inside a cabinet.

6. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the latching projections are flexible to flex between an initial position where the latching projections on each side of the cable holding element overlap to a flexed position to enable a cable to pass through the latching projections.

7. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 6 wherein the latching projections are made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene.

8. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the acute angle formed between the first latching projection section and the second latching projection section is between 70° and 90°.

9. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the first and second latching projection sections are constructed integrally.

10. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 9 , wherein the first and second latching projection sections are developed from a rod-shaped body.

11. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 9 , wherein the first and second latching projection sections are developed from a flat body.

12. A cable holding device comprising:
a base body defining rows for holding cable holding elements, a number of cable holding elements mounted on the base body in each row;
the cable holding elements include at least two opposing rows of latching projections that interlock;
the latching projections have a first section that extends out from the base body, and a second section that forms an acute angle from the first section in a direction towards the base body;
the ends of the latching projections of one row overlaps the ends of the latching projections of the other row to form a guiding means;
and the guiding means is linear and guides a cable during insertion and removal from the cable holding elements.

13. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the cable holding elements are equally spaced in a generally linear arrangement.

14. A cable holding device comprising:
cable holding elements having a base body and defining channel areas for the accommodation of one or multiple cables;
the base body having a W-shaped profile having attachment
elements arranged to enable attachment of the base body to an external corner within a cabinet;
the channel areas being confined by a number of respective latching projections projecting from the base body;
wherein the latching projections have a first section that extends out from the base body and a second section that forms an acute angle from the first section in a direction towards the base body; and
the respective latching projections of each channel area having ends that oppose each other, the ends interlock without contact to define at least one channel area for guiding the cables into and out from the channel area.

15. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 14 , wherein W-shaped profile is configured to enable attachment of the base body to an angled corner within a cabinet.

16. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 15 , wherein W-shaped profile has a central bow edge and trailing edges and the latching projections extend both from the central bow edge and the trailing edges to define two channel areas.

17. The cable holding device as set forth in claim 16 , wherein at least some of the latching projections extending from the central bow edge oppose the latching projections extending from each trailing edge.

Assignees

• Novomatic Ag

Inventors

• Winkler Heinz

Classifications

• F16L3/1236

  the member being of a material other than metal · CPC title

• F16L3/02

  partly surrounding the pipes, cables or protective tubing (bands or chains F16L3/14) · CPC title

• H02G3/045 Primary

  provided with perforations or slots permitting introduction or exit of wires · CPC title

• G07F17/3202

  Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof · CPC title

• F16L3/1218

  the pipe being only supported and not fixed · CPC title