Electrical cable supporting clamp

• US 4,538,782 A
• Filed: 05/19/1983
• Issued: 09/03/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: American Bell Incorporated
• Original Assignee: AT&T Information Systems Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kirschenbaum, Bernard
• Primary Examiner(s): Britts, Ramon S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chin-Shue, Alvin
• Application Number:
  US06/496,305
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 248/68 R, 248/74.1, 248/72, 248/74.3, 248/68.1, 24/563, 24/543, 24/17 AP, 24/30.5 P, 24/545, 24/169, 24/22, 339/176 MF, 339/17 M, 174/171, 174/175
• US Class Current: 248/68.1
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/32 using mounting clamps

Abstract

A cable supporting clamp (10) for the orderly routing of flat electrical cables (28, 29, 30) at the interconnection side of electrical equipment frames. A pair of jaws each formed of a pair of arms (18-19; 20-21) extending from one side of a backplate (15) define slots (22, 23) adapted to receive the cable or cables. The cables are trapped in the slots by a pair of nubs (24-25; 26-27) at each jaw extending inwardly into the slots at the ends of the jaw arms (18-19; 20-21). Bracket means (31, 35) are provided at the other side of the backplate (15) for slidably mounting the clamp (10) on a frame cross-member (11).

Claims

1. A clamp for supporting a plurality of flat electrical cables in a predetermined orientation, adapted for mounting on a cross-member of an electrical interconnection frame extending in a direction perpendicular to said predetermined orientation;

said clamp comprising a backplate extending in a direction parallel to said predetermined orientation, a pair of cable jaws extending from opposite ends of one side of said backplate in a direction perpendicular to said backplate, each of said jaws comprising a pair of aligned spaced-apart arms defining an elongated substantially rectangular slot having the longer dimension perpendicular to said backplate, for loosely holding said plurality of flat electrical cables, each of said arms having a nub on one end inwardly directed into said slot for admitting and trapping said cables, and bracket means extending from the other side of said backplate for slidably mounting said clamp on said cross-member, said bracket means comprising first and second parallel arms extending from said backplate in a direction opposite to said cable jaws, each arm of said bracket having a lip at its end extending toward the other arm of said bracket and a catch extending from said lip toward said backplate for clasping said cross-member.