Cable-clamp
First Claim
1. A cable-suspension fitting for clamped suspension of a given-diameter cable from a telephone pole or the like, comprising a unitary elongate stiff metal clamp having two elongate side panels integrally connected via a single longitudinal bend and divergent at an acute angle to their outer longitudinal edges, each side panel having at its outer longitudinal edge an inwardly bent flange of width less than side-panel width and oriented at an acute angle to its associated side panel, the inner limiting edges of said flanges being spaced from each other to an extent slightly less than said given diameter, whereby said clamp may be applied to the cable with snap action via the space between said flanges, said side panels having plural longitudinally spaced bolt apertures at corresponding locations between the longitudinal bend and the flanges, there being a clear unimpeded alignment of single geometric elongate cylindrical shape through both of the corresponding apertures of each pair, whereby a bolt through each pair of corresponding apertures may be set with a coacting nut to draw said panels to each other in clamped engagement with the cable and with said flanges establishing a permanent barrier against loss of the cable from the fitting.
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Abstract
The invention contemplates a unitary cable-clamp fitting adapted for clamped above-ground suspension of a cable from a telephone pole or the like. The fitting comprises two elongate side panels integrally connected by an elongate single bend, establishing an initially acute angle between the side panels. The outer longitudinal edge of each panel is characterized by an elongate flange bent inward and generally toward the opposed side panel, at an acute angle to its associated side panel. The initial space between flanges is slightly less than the cable diameter to be accommodated, so that cable assembly and loose retention are achieved via snap-action insertion between the flanges. Bolts spanning aligned apertures in the side panels enable secure clamping to, and lug-retention against loss of, an inserted cable.
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16 Claims
- 1. A cable-suspension fitting for clamped suspension of a given-diameter cable from a telephone pole or the like, comprising a unitary elongate stiff metal clamp having two elongate side panels integrally connected via a single longitudinal bend and divergent at an acute angle to their outer longitudinal edges, each side panel having at its outer longitudinal edge an inwardly bent flange of width less than side-panel width and oriented at an acute angle to its associated side panel, the inner limiting edges of said flanges being spaced from each other to an extent slightly less than said given diameter, whereby said clamp may be applied to the cable with snap action via the space between said flanges, said side panels having plural longitudinally spaced bolt apertures at corresponding locations between the longitudinal bend and the flanges, there being a clear unimpeded alignment of single geometric elongate cylindrical shape through both of the corresponding apertures of each pair, whereby a bolt through each pair of corresponding apertures may be set with a coacting nut to draw said panels to each other in clamped engagement with the cable and with said flanges establishing a permanent barrier against loss of the cable from the fitting.
- 11. A cable-suspension fitting for clamped suspension of a given-diameter cable from a telephone pole or the like, comprising a unitary elongate stiff metal clamp having two elongate side panels integrally connected via a single longtudinal bend and divergent at an acute angle to their outer longitudinal edged, each side panel having at its outer longitudinal edge an inwardly bent flange of width less than side-panel width and oriented at an acute angle to its associated side panel, the inner limiting edges of said flanges being spaced from each other to an extent slightly less than said given diameter, whereby said clamp may be applied to the cable with snap action via the space between said flanges, said side panels having a longtidinally central mounting aperture and plural longitudinally spaced bolt apertures at corresponding locations which are between the longitudinal bend and the flanges and which are at longitudinally symmetrical offsets from said mounting apertures, whereby a bolt through each pair of corresponding apertures may be set with a coacting nut to draw said panels to each other in clamped engagement with the cable and with said flanges establishing a permenant barrier against loss of the cable from the fitting, and each central mounting aperture being D-shaped, with an integral inturned lug extending from the straight leg of the D-shape.
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15. A suspension-cable fitting for clamped assembly in combination with a given-diameter longitudinally extending messenger wire or the like cable, comprising a unitary stiff metal clamp having two side panels integrally connected via a single longitudinal bend and divergent at an acute angle to their outer longitudinal edges, each side panel having at its outer longitudinal edge a reversely and inwardly bent flange of length less than side-panel length and oriented at an acute angle to its associated side panel, the inner limiting edges of said flanges being spaced from each other to an extent slightly less than said given diameter, whereby said clamp may be applied to the cable with snap action via the space between said flanges, each of said side panels having a bolt-shank aperture at corresponding locations and on an alignment spanning the space between side panels and at offset from the associated one of said flanges, said offsets between the bolt-shank aperture alignment and the reversely bent flanges being substantially equal to the cable diameter, whereby a bolt-shank through said apertures may be set with a coacting nut to draw said panels to each other in clamped engagement with the cable and with said flanges trapping the cable and establishing a permanent barrier against loss of the cable from the fitting.
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16. A suspension-cable fitting for clamped assembly in combination with a given-diameter longitudinally extending messenger wire or the like cable, comprising a unitary stiff metal clamp having two side panels integrally connected via a single longitudinal bend and divergent at an acute angle to their outer longitudinal edges, each side panel having at its outer longitudinal edge a reversely and inwardly bent flange of length less than side-panel length and oriented at an acute angle to its associated side panel, the inner limiting edges of said flanges being spaced from each other to an extent slightly less than said given diameter, and an engaged nut and bolt with the shank of the bolt through said apertures, said reversely bent flanges being offset from the bolt shank to substantially the extent of the cable diameter, whereby the nut and bolt may be set to draw said panels to each other in clamped engagement with the cable and with said flanges trapping the cable and establishing a permenant barrier against loss of the cable from the fitting.
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