Cable tie-down bracket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9678298-B2
Application number	US-201113522453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2011
Priority date	Jan 15, 2010
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

A modular cable tie-down bracket is provided. The cable tie-down bracket includes a pipe adapter mounting portion and a cable mounting portion integrally formed with the pipe adapter mounting portion. Further, the pipe adapter mounting portion is configured to be mounted to a pipe adapter and the cable mounting portion is configured to mount a cable. A cable mounting assembly is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A modular cable tie-down bracket comprising:
a pipe adapter mounting portion;
a cable mounting portion integrally formed with the pipe adapter mounting portion, the cable mounting portion comprising a first portion extending transversely from the pipe adapter mounting portion, a second portion extending from the first portion parallel to the pipe adapter mounting portion, and a third portion extending transversely from the second portion, the third portion defining intermediate opposing cut-outs, the cut-outs defined in opposing edges of the third portion; and
a clamping plate securable to the third portion of the cable mounting portion,
wherein the pipe adapter mounting portion is configured to be mounted to a pipe adapter and the cable mounting portion is configured to mount at least one of a plurality of cables,
wherein the pipe adapter is configured to be mounted to a hole in a mounting plate for allowing entry and exit of the plurality of cables, and
wherein the third portion further defines an opening and the clamping plate includes an anti-rotation tab, the anti-rotation tab insertable into the opening.

2. The modular cable tie-down bracket of claim 1 , wherein the pipe adapter mounting portion is circular in shape.

3. The modular cable tie-down bracket of claim 1 , wherein the pipe adapter mounting portion is U-shaped.

4. The modular cable tie-down bracket of claim 1 , wherein the pipe adapter mounting portion is threaded.

5. The modular cable tie-down bracket of claim 1 further including a screw hole.

6. The modular cable tie-down bracket of claim 1 , wherein the modular cable tie-down bracket is further configured to be rotatable around the pipe adapter.

7. The modular cable tie-down bracket of claim 6 , wherein the modular cable tie-down bracket is further configured to be rotatable around the pipe adapter about an axis of a pipe passing through the pipe adapter.

8. The modular cable tie-down bracket of claim 1 , wherein the pipe adapter mounting portion comprises a threaded surface configured to mount to a threaded surface of the pipe adapter.

9. The modular cable tie-down bracket of claim 1 , further comprising a grounding stud configured to provide electrical grounding to the cable mounting portion.

10. A cable mounting assembly comprising:
a cable port mounting plate for allowing entry and exit of cables into an enclosure, the cable port mounting plate including a first hole and a second hole;
a first pipe adapter mounted in the first hole;
a second pipe adapter mounted in the second hole;
a first modular cable tie-down bracket mounted to the first pipe adapter; and
a second modular cable tie-down bracket mounted to the second pipe adapter,
wherein the first modular cable tie-down bracket comprises:
a first pipe adapter mounting portion configured to be mounted to the first pipe adapter;
a first cable mounting portion integrally formed with the first pipe adapter mounting portion and configured to mount a cable, the first cable mounting portion comprising a first portion extending transversely from the first pipe adapter mounting portion, a second portion extending from the first portion parallel to the first pipe adapter mounting portion, and a third portion extending transversely from the second portion, the third portion defining intermediate opposing cut-outs; and
a first clamping plate securable to the third portion of the first cable mounting portion, and

wherein the second modular cable tie-down bracket comprises:
a second pipe adapter mounting portion configured to be mounted to the second pipe adapter;
a second cable mounting portion integrally formed with and extending transversely from the second pipe adapter mounting portion and configured to mount a cable; and
a second clamping plate securable to the second cable mounting portion.

11. The cable mounting assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first pipe adapter mounting portion of the first modular cable tie-down bracket and the second pipe adapter mounting portion of the second modular cable tie-down bracket is circular in shape.

12. The cable mounting assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first pipe adapter mounting portion of the first modular cable tie-down bracket and the second pipe adapter mounting portion of the second modular cable tie-down bracket is U-shaped.

13. The cable mounting assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first pipe adapter mounting portion of the first modular cable tie-down bracket and the second pipe adapter mounting portion of the second modular cable tie-down bracket is threaded.

14. The cable mounting assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first modular cable tie-down bracket and the second modular cable tie-down bracket include a screw hole.

15. The cable mounting assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first modular cable tie-down bracket and the second modular cable tie-down bracket each comprise a grounding stud configured to provide electrical grounding to the respective cable mounting portion.

16. The cable mounting assembly of claim 10 , wherein the third portion further defines an opening and the first damping plate includes an anti-rotation tab, the anti-rotation tab insertable into the opening.

17. A modular cable tie-down bracket assembly comprising:
a pipe adapter configured to be mounted to a hole in a mounting plate for allowing entry and exit of cables;
a pipe adapter mounting portion configured to be mounted to the pipe adapter;
a cable mounting portion integrally formed with the pipe adapter mounting portion, the cable mounting portion comprising a first portion extending transversely from the pipe adapter mounting portion, a second portion extending from the first portion parallel to the pipe adapter mounting portion, and a third portion extending transversely from the second portion, the third portion defining intermediate opposing cut-outs, the cut-outs defined in opposing edges of the third portion, the cable mounting portion being configured to mount at least one cable of a plurality of cables passing through the pipe adapter; and
a clamping plate securable to the third portion of the cable mounting portion,
wherein the third portion further defines an opening and the clamping plate includes an anti-rotation tab, the anti-rotation tab insertable into the opening.

18. The modular cable tie-down bracket assembly of claim 17 , wherein the pipe adapter is a cable grommet.

19. The modular cable tie-down bracket assembly of claim 17 , wherein the pipe adapter is a conduit fitting.

Assignees

• Kimbrell Eddie
• Lichoulas Ted
• Afl Telecommunications Llc

Inventors

• Kimbrell Eddie
• Lichoulas Ted

Classifications

• G02B6/444

  Systems or boxes with surplus lengths · CPC title

• F16L3/08

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

• G02B6/44765

  with means for strain-relieving to exterior cable layers · CPC title

• G02B6/4471 Primary

  Terminating devices (demountable connectors G02B6/3807); Cable clamps · CPC title

• G02B6/4466

  Physics · mapped topic