Communication cable clip

• US 6,378,814 B1
• Filed: 09/11/2000
• Issued: 04/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Multilink Inc.
• Original Assignee: Multilink Inc.
• Inventors: Kaplan, Steve E
• Primary Examiner(s): King, Anita
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAN, KO HUNG
• Application Number:
  US09/658,744
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 248/68.1, 248/71, 248/74.3, 248/535, 248/207, 248/230.9, 248/505, 248/60
• US Class Current: 248/71
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/30 Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings

Abstract

Communication cable clip has an anchor portion for insertion between clapboards and a bottom portion which protrudes outwardly to provide structure having openings for ties for horizontal and vertical runs of cable.

Claims

1. A clip for connecting a generally vertical and/or generally horizontal run of a communication cable on a wall having overlapping siding thereon extending in a generally horizontal direction, said clip comprising an anchor portion at one end dimensioned to slide under an overlapped board of the overlapping siding to mount said clip on the wall, and a base extending axially outwardly from said anchor portion, said base providing a support for a tie portion having vertical and horizontal edge portions extending laterally outwardly from different sides of said base, said vertical and horizontal edge portions having cable tie openings for receiving ties for making tie connections to generally horizontal and vertical cable runs adjacent the respective horizontal and vertical edge portions.

2. The clip of claim 1 wherein said edge portions containing said cable tie openings comprise overhangs from respective sides of said base.

3. The clip of claim 1 wherein there are two of said vertical edge portions extending laterally beyond opposite sides of said base and one said horizontal edge portion extending laterally beyond another side of said base.

4. The clip of claim 3 wherein said base is dimensioned to maintain said tie openings in said edge portions in spaced relation from the overlapping siding to facilitate running of cable ties through said tie openings.

5. A clip for connecting a generally vertical and/or generally horizontal run of a communication cable on a wall having overlapping siding thereon extending in a generally horizontal direction, said clip being elongated and comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a rear surface for said portions, said top portion comprising an anchor portion dimensioned to slide under an overlapped board of the overlapping siding to mount said clip on the wall, said bottom portion comprising a tie support structure extending forwardly from said rear surface below said anchoring portion, and a tie portion having a vertical edge portion and a horizontal edge portion extending laterally outwardly from different sides of said tie support structure, said vertical edge portion having a cable tie opening for making a tie connection to a generally vertical axis cable run adjacent said vertical edge portion and said horizontal edge portion having a cable tie opening for making a tie connection to a generally horizontal axis cable run adjacent said horizontal edge portion.

6. A clip for connecting a generally vertical and/or generally horizontal run of a communication cable on a wall having overlapping siding thereon extending in a generally horizontal direction, said clip being elongated and comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a rear surface for said portions, said top portion comprising an anchor portion dimensioned to slide under an overlapped board of the overlapping siding to mount said clip on the wall, said bottom portion comprising a tie support structure extending forwardly from said rear surface below said anchoring portion, and a tie portion having vertical and horizontal edge portions extending laterally from different sides of said tie support structure, at least one of said edge portions having a cable tie opening for making a tie connection to a generally vertical axis cable run adjacent the respective edge portion and at least one of said edge portions having a cable tie opening for making a tie connection to a generally horizontal axis cable run adjacent the respective edge portion, said edge portions having cable tie openings for making tie connections comprising overhangs from said support structure.