Cable retention system for power distribution unit

• US 9,509,086 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2015
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chatsworth Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Chatsworth Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Hungria, Anderson, Utz, James, Krietzman, William, Young, Joshua
• Primary Examiner(s): Duverne, Jean F
• Application Number:
  US14/688,278
• Publication Number:
  US 20150222047A1
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• Field of Search: 439/471
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5812 the cable clamping being achieved by mounting the separate part on the housing of the coupling device
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6395 for wall or panel outlets
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/72 Means for accommodating flexible lead within the holder
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/006 the coupling part being secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. duplex wall receptacle

Abstract

A cable retention system for a power distribution unit includes a tether and a tether mount. The tether has an elongate portion and an attachment portion, and the attachment portion includes a channel therein. The tether mount has a base at a proximal end and a head at a distal end. The base is adapted to attach the proximal end of the tether mount to the power distribution unit. The tether is adapted to be secured to the tether mount by snap-fitting the head of the tether mount into the channel of the attachment portion.

Claims

1. A cable retention system for a power distribution unit, the cable retention system comprising:

a tether mount having a base at a proximal end, a boss at a distal end and a shaft that connects the boss to the base; and

an elongate tether removably mounted on the boss of the tether mount, the tether having an attachment portion disposed at an end thereof;

wherein the attachment portion of the elongate tether includes a channel having a generally T-shaped cross-sectional shape to receive the boss of the tether mount and at least a portion of the shaft; and

wherein at least a portion of a mouth of the generally T-shaped channel is narrower than an interior of the generally T-shaped channel such that at least one of the boss or the shaft is received within the generally T-shaped channel via snap-fit.

2. The cable retention system of claim 1, wherein the elongate tether defines at least one aperture for receiving a tie wrap.

3. The cable retention system of claim 2, wherein the at least one aperture is a plurality of apertures.

4. The cable retention system of claim 3, wherein the at least one aperture is exactly three apertures.

5. The cable retention system of claim 3, wherein the at least one aperture is exactly four apertures.

6. The cable retention system of claim 1, wherein the elongate tether includes at least one bridge lance that defines an aperture for receiving a tie wrap.

7. The cable retention system of claim 6, wherein the at least one bridge lance is a plurality of bridge lances.

8. The cable retention system of claim 1, wherein the elongate tether includes a ridge extending along one side thereof that defines at least one aperture for receiving a tie wrap.

9. The cable retention system of claim 8, wherein the at least one aperture is a plurality of apertures.

10. The cable retention system of claim 1, wherein the elongate tether includes an integrated tie wrap.

11. A cable retention system comprising:

a tether mount having a base at a proximal end and a boss at a distal end, the base being secured to a generally flat mounting surface of a power distribution unit; and

an elongate tether removably mounted on the power distribution unit, via the tether mount, at a single connection location along the generally flat mounting surface;

wherein the elongate tether includes an attachment portion disposed at an end thereof, the attachment portion including a channel shaped to receive the boss of the tether mount; and

wherein, upon mounting the elongate tether on the power distribution unit via the tether mount, the elongate tether extends away from the single connection point in a direction transverse to the generally flat mounting surface.

12. The cable retention system of claim 11, wherein the elongate tether defines at least one aperture for receiving a tie wrap.

13. The cable retention system of claim 11, wherein the elongate tether includes at least one bridge lance that defines an aperture for receiving a tie wrap.

14. The cable retention system of claim 11, wherein the elongate tether includes a ridge extending along one side thereof that defines at least one aperture for receiving a tie wrap.

15. The cable retention system of claim 11, wherein the elongate tether includes an integrated tie wrap.

16. The cable retention system of claim 12, wherein the at least one aperture is a plurality of apertures.

17. The cable retention system of claim 16, wherein the at least one aperture is exactly three apertures.

18. The cable retention system of claim 16, wherein the at least one aperture is exactly four apertures.

19. The cable retention system of claim 13, wherein the at least one bridge lance is a plurality of bridge lances.

20. The cable retention system of claim 14, wherein the at least one aperture is a plurality of apertures.