Cable suspension clamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9534707-B2
Application number	US-201414771686-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2014
Priority date	Mar 1, 2013
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A cable clamp includes a base and a keeper. The base has a first end, a second end, and a center channel. The keeper is coupled to the base and has a semi-obround clamping arm including an arcuate first leg, an arcuate second leg, and a central portion extending between said first leg and said second leg.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A cable clamp comprising:
an open top, elongated base having a first end, a second end, a center channel, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the base defining an elongated axis; and
a keeper coupled to said base, said keeper having a clamping arm with a semi-obround cross section taken through a plane orthogonal to the elongated axis and including an arcuate first leg extending parallel to the elongated axis, an arcuate second leg extending parallel to the elongated axis, and a planar central portion extending between said first leg and said second leg; wherein said base comprises a first recess for receiving said first leg of the keeper and a second recess for receiving said second leg of the keeper; and a suspension arm extending from said base and wherein said first recess is located in said suspension arm.

2. The cable clamp of claim 1 , wherein said keeper is coupled to said base via a mechanical fastener.

3. The cable clamp of claim 1 , wherein said keeper further comprises an attachment arm extending substantially orthogonal to said clamping arm.

4. The cable clamp of claim 3 , wherein said attachment arm comprises an opening for receiving a mechanical fastener, a first protrusion proximate said opening, and a second protrusion proximate said opening, wherein said first and second protrusions are peened to retain a mechanical fastener in said opening.

5. The cable clamp of claim 4 , further comprising a tab extending from said base having a slot alignable with said opening in said keeper attachment arm.

6. A cable clamp comprising:
an open top, elongated base having a first end, a second end, a center channel, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, the base defining an elongated axis;
a suspension arm extending from said first sidewalk;
a first recess formed at least partially in said suspension arm and having a first bottom surface and a first back surface;
a second recess formed at least partially in said second sidewall and having a second bottom surface and a second back surface facing said first back surface;
a keeper adapted to be coupled to said base having a first leg and a second leg, said first leg received in said first recess and said second leg received in said second recess; wherein the center channel extends between the first and second recess.

7. The cable clamp of claim 6 , wherein said keeper has a semi-obround cross-section taken through a plane orthogonal to the elongated axis.

8. The cable clamp of claim 6 , wherein said first recess includes a first side surface and a second side surface and said second recess includes a third side surface and a fourth side surface.

9. The cable clamp of claim 6 , wherein said first and second recesses are elevated from said center channel.

10. The cable clamp of claim 6 , wherein said keeper is spaced from said center channel when coupled to said base to define an opening to secure a ribbon cable.

11. The cable clamp of claim 6 , wherein said keeper is coupled to said base via a mechanical fastener.

12. The cable clamp of claim 6 , wherein said keeper further comprises a central portion extending between said first leg and said second leg and an attachment arm extending substantially orthogonal to said central portion.

13. The cable clamp of claim 12 , wherein said attachment arm comprises an opening for receiving a mechanical fastener, a first protrusion proximate said opening, and a second protrusion proximate said opening, wherein said first and second protrusions are peened to retain a mechanical fastener in said opening.

14. The cable clamp of claim 6 , further comprising a tab extending from said base having a slot alignable with said opening in said keeper attachment arm.

15. A cable clamp comprising:
a base having a first end, a second end, a center channel, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall;
a suspension arm extending from the first sidewalk;
a first recess formed at least partially in said suspension arm and having a first bottom surface and a first back surface;
a second recess positioned opposite said first recess having a second bottom surface and a second back surface facing said first back surface;
a keeper coupled to said base, said keeper having a semi-obround clamping arm including an arcuate first leg, an arcuate second leg, and a central portion extending between said first leg and said second leg, wherein said first recess receives said first leg and said second recess receives said second leg; wherein the center channel extends between the first and second recess.

16. The cable clamp of claim 15 , wherein said suspension arm comprises a first wall and a second wall angled relative to the first wall.

17. The cable clamp of claim 15 , wherein said keeper further comprises an attachment arm extending substantially orthogonal to said central portion having an opening for receiving a mechanical fastener.

18. The cable clamp of claim 17 , further comprising a tab extending from said base having a slot alignable with said opening in said keeper attachment arm.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Sakmar John E
• Wilson Joshua C
• Nelson Jacob A

Classifications

• F16L3/11

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• F16L3/1083 Primary

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• F16L3/1041

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• G02B6/44785

  Cable clamps · CPC title

• G02B6/483 Primary

  Installation of aerial type · CPC title