Cleat
First Claim
1. A cleat for securing an elongate article (1) to a support structure (2), comprising:
- a flexible strap (3);
a respective rigid end part (4,5) at each end of said strap, each said end part having a bottom region connected to said strap (3), a top surface opposite said bottom region, and a through bore (12,
13) between said regions;
an elongate clamping element (15) arranged to be fixed at one end to the support structure (2) and to be passed through the bores (12,
13) in the end parts (4,5) with the strap (3) looped around the elongate article (1);
a clamping member (17) at the other end of the clamping element (15) to clamp the end parts (4,5) against each other;
one only of the end parts (4) having a slot therethrough in communication with the side of the respective bore (13), said slot (14) extending upwardly to open at said top surface;
whereby such end part (4) can be moved sideways into and out of engagement with the clamping element (15) by displacement of the clamping element (15) relative to the end part (4) through the slot (14) whilst the other end part (5) is retained on the clamping element (15) by engagement thereof with the respective bore (12).
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Abstract
A cleat for fixing an elongate article, such as a cable (1) to a support structure, such as a wall (2), has a flexible strap (3) with rigid end parts (4,5). Each end part (4,5) has a through bore (12,13) and the end parts are clamped to each other and are fixed to the wall, with the strap looped around the cable, by using a clamping bolt or screw (15). One of the end parts (4) has an upwardly extending slot (14) which opens at the top surface and communicates with the side of the bore (13) so that this end part (4) can be moved sideways into and out of engagement with the bolt or screw (15) when the end parts (4,5) are not clamped together, thereby to facilitate mounting and removal of the cleat, as well as clamping of a cable.
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10 Claims
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1. A cleat for securing an elongate article (1) to a support structure (2), comprising:
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a flexible strap (3); a respective rigid end part (4,5) at each end of said strap, each said end part having a bottom region connected to said strap (3), a top surface opposite said bottom region, and a through bore (12,
13) between said regions;an elongate clamping element (15) arranged to be fixed at one end to the support structure (2) and to be passed through the bores (12,
13) in the end parts (4,5) with the strap (3) looped around the elongate article (1);a clamping member (17) at the other end of the clamping element (15) to clamp the end parts (4,5) against each other;
one only of the end parts (4) having a slot therethrough in communication with the side of the respective bore (13), said slot (14) extending upwardly to open at said top surface;whereby such end part (4) can be moved sideways into and out of engagement with the clamping element (15) by displacement of the clamping element (15) relative to the end part (4) through the slot (14) whilst the other end part (5) is retained on the clamping element (15) by engagement thereof with the respective bore (12). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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