GB2614732A - 362-2 cable retention device in a cable protector - Google Patents
362-2 cable retention device in a cable protector Download PDFInfo
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- GB2614732A GB2614732A GB2200466.7A GB202200466A GB2614732A GB 2614732 A GB2614732 A GB 2614732A GB 202200466 A GB202200466 A GB 202200466A GB 2614732 A GB2614732 A GB 2614732A
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- H02G9/00—Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water
- H02G9/04—Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water in surface ducts; Ducts or covers therefor
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L57/00—Protection of pipes or objects of similar shape against external or internal damage or wear
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
- H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
- H01B7/17—Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring
- H01B7/18—Protection against damage caused by wear, mechanical force or pressure; Sheaths; Armouring
- H01B7/24—Devices affording localised protection against mechanical force or pressure
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Abstract
A flexible cable protection device incorporates a means to retain the cable or other longitudinal member within it. A cable 3 is inserted into a cavity 4 within an extruded cable protector body 1 through an opening or slot 5 along the length of the cable protector, which is made wider by deforming the flexible material on the underside of the cable protector. Retention members which may be clamps 2 are positioned within holes 7 made in the underside of the body 1. The holes 7 may form L shaped cavities with extruded holes 6 within the body, and the clamp engages with the extruded holes 6, releasably locking in place to prevent the slot 5 from opening and allowing the cable to be released form the cable protector when the cable protector is moved or rolled up. In alternative arrangements, a cable tie (Fig. 5: 9) may be placed in holes 8 drilled at locations along the cable protection device; the slot in the cable protector may be made wide and a joining member used to cover the gap used for inserting the cable; or the slot may be arranged to have edges which overlap, and a fixing placed through the two overlapping edges to prevent them parting; or two mating edges of the slot can latch and unlatch, or be fixed with an adhesive, zip fastener, or other fastening such as screws.
Description
A Cable Retention Device in a Cable Protector
Background
The use of cable protection devices is well known, such devices being arranged to protect cables from the wheels of vehicles, prams, etc, to protect persons from tripping and to provide easy transition over the cable for the likes of prams and scooters. Available protectors include flexible and rigid devices that allow the cable to be placed inside a protected cavity. Commonly available cable protectors are shaped to provide a tapered ramp each side of the cable protection cavity.
The present invention seeks to improve on currently available cable protectors by providing a means to prevent the cable from exiting the cable protector via a slot that is used to load the cable into the cable protector. This is of importance particularly when moving or coiling up the cable protector.
It is common to position the cable in the cable protector through an opening, or slot that is provided along the length of the cable protector, this is because the cable often has plugs or sockets attached to its ends preventing the cable from being threaded through a hole or cavity from one of the ends of the cable protector.
The present invention.
The present invention will now be described by referring to the attached Figures where-figs 1,2 and 3 show a first embodiment of the invention and figs 4,5 and 6 zo show a second embodiment of the invention.
Fig # 1 is a section through a cable protector (1) showing a clamp member (2) preventing the cable protector cut slot (5) from opening to release the protected cable (3).
Fig # 2 shows a three-dimensional view of a clamp member (2).
Fig #3 shows a section through a cable protector (1) with extruded holes (6).
Fig #4 shows a section through a cable protector (1) with a hole (8) drilled through a lower section of the cable protector.
Fig # 5 shows a section through the cable protector (1) and with a retention device (9) fitted to prevent the slit (5) from opening.
Fig # 6 shows a section through the cable protector (1) and with a different variant of the retention device (9) fitted.
Description of the primary parts of the invention.
The invention comprises a flexible cable protector (1) with a slit (5) that can be opened to make it wider by deforming the construction flexible material on the underside to allow the one or more cables that are to be protected to be positioned within a cable hole (4). The aim of the invention is to prevent the slot (5) from opening and allowing the protected cable to be released from the cable protector when the cable protector is moved or rolled up.
Description of the invention
A first embodiment of the invention comprises the arrangement shown in fig #1. An extrusion (1) has 2 holes (6) within its body, a hole (4) for retaining the cable (3) that is to be protected and a slot (5) to allow the cable (3) to be positioned in the hole (4). At the positions along the length of the extrusion that are to be restrained, holes (7) are drilled in the extrusion (1) such that they break into the extruded holes (6) forming L shaped cavities. Once the cable (3) has been positioned in the hole (4) a clamp member (2) is pushed in to the two drilled holes (7) until it engages the extruded holes (6), by the shape of the clamp member (2) once it engages with the extruded holes (6) it is locked in position by virtue of its shape. The clamp member (2) can be released by deforming the outer edges of the extrusion (1) upwards.
A second embodiment of the invention is shown in fig #5 comprising an extrusion (1) that has a hole (4) to house a cable (3) that is to be protected and a slot (5) to allow the cable (3) to be positioned in the hole (4). At the positions along the length of the extrusion (1) that are to be restrained a hole (8) is drilled. A cable tie (9) is placed through the hole (8) and, the head of another cable tie (10) is then used to restrain the first cable tie (9) in position. The tail of cable tie (10) is then cut off. The cable (3) can be released either by cutting the cable tie (9) or by releasing a locking tab on the cable tie (10).
In a third embodiment of the invention a longer single cable tie (9) can be used as shown in fig #6, in this case part of the tail of the cable tie is folded under the extrusion (1).
In a fourth embodiment of the invention the cable tie (9) shown in fig #6 can be replaced with a wire tie, a string tie or other suitable means.
In a fifth embodiment of the invention the slot (5) in the cable protector (1) is made wide and a joining member is used to cover the gap used for inserting the cable (3) into the cable protector (1).
In a sixth embodiment of the invention the slot (5) in the cable protector is arranged to have overlapping edges as opposed to edge to edge touching edges with or without a gap. In this embodiment the edges can hold together by a fixing that can be placed through the two overlapping edges to prevent them parting and allowing the cable (3) to exit the cable protector (1).
In a seventh embodiment of the invention the slot (5) in the cable protector (1) can be held together by the nature of the extrusion design in that the 2 mating edges of the slot (5) can latch and unlatch using a shape such as 2 x "J" hooks or a tongue and groove feature to prevent them parting and allowing the cable (3) to exit the cable protector (1).
In an eighth embodiment of the invention the slot (5) in the cable protector (1) can be held together by the overlapping features of the slot (5) in the extrusion joined by an adhesive to prevent them parting and allowing the cable (3) to exit the cable protector (1).
In a ninth embodiment of the invention the slot (5) in the cable protector (1) can be held together by the overlapping features of the slot (5) in the extrusion joined by Velcro to prevent them parting and allowing the cable (3) to exit the cable protector In a tenth embodiment of the invention the slot (5) in the cable protector (1) can have a zip fastener fitted which, when closed prevents the cable (3) from exiting the cable protector (1).
In an eleventh embodiment of the invention the slot (5) in the cable protector (1) can be prevented from opening to allow the protected cable from exiting using another fastening form such as screws, string, or other means.
In any of the embodiments of the invention the slot (5) is preferably on the ground engaging surface of the cable protector (1), but it can be on any surface and in any position.
Accordingly, the invention comprises a cable protector (1) made from a flexible material and being suitably shaped such that it can be laid on a surface used by pedestrians or vehicles and said cable protector (1) providing a hole (4) within its structure and along its length suitable for housing at least one cable (3) or other longitudinal member that is to be protected and a means to insert at least one cable or other longitudinal member into the cable protector hole through an entry slot (5) that is available, or made available by temporarily deforming the cable protector (1) wo along its length, and means to temporarily or permanently retain the protected longitudinal member or members within the cable protector by means of a retention device in at least one position along the length of the cable protector (1) in order to prevent the longitudinal member or members leaving the protection of the cable protector (1) at positions where the retention devices are fitted when the cable protector is manipulated or coiled up.
Claims (1)
- A Cable Retention Device in a Cable Protector Claims 215 2 220 4 A cable protector made from a flexible material and being suitably shaped such that it can be laid on a surface used by pedestrians or vehicles and said cable protector providing a hole within its structure and along its length suitable for housing at least one cable or other longitudinal member that is to be protected and a means to insert at least one cable or other longitudinal member into the cable protector hole through an entry slot that is available, or made available by temporarily deforming the cable protector along its length, and means to temporarily or permanently retain the protected longitudinal member or members within the cable protector by means of a retention device in at least one position along the length of the cable protector in order to prevent the longitudinal member or members leaving the protection of the cable protector at positions where the retention devices are fitted when the cable protector is manipulated or coiled up.A claim as claimed in claim 1 where the retention device comprises a clamp member (2) that is retained within the cable protestor as shown in figs 1, 2, and 3 A claim as claimed in claim 1 where the retention device comprises of a cable tie (9) as shown in figs 5, and 6.A claim as claimed in claim 1 where the retention method comprises a means to temporarily or permanently retain the protected longitudinal member or members within the cable protector in at least one position.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB2200466.7A GB2614732A (en) | 2022-01-14 | 2022-01-14 | 362-2 cable retention device in a cable protector |
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| GB2200466.7A GB2614732A (en) | 2022-01-14 | 2022-01-14 | 362-2 cable retention device in a cable protector |
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| GB2614732A true GB2614732A (en) | 2023-07-19 |
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| GB2200466.7A Pending GB2614732A (en) | 2022-01-14 | 2022-01-14 | 362-2 cable retention device in a cable protector |
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Citations (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB530297A (en) * | 1939-06-21 | 1940-12-09 | Compressed Rubber Products Ltd | Improvements in protective coverings for flexible electric leads and the like |
| GB757357A (en) * | 1953-12-11 | 1956-09-19 | Ferranti Ltd | Improvements relating to arrangements for mounting electrical cables |
| GB767574A (en) * | 1954-09-20 | 1957-02-06 | British Petroleum Co | Means for protecting electric cables lying across roads |
| US3118017A (en) * | 1962-02-23 | 1964-01-14 | Wimbish Hilton | Receptacle for conduit |
| GB2120464A (en) * | 1982-05-19 | 1983-11-30 | Lux Traffic Controls Ltd | Cable duct |
| JP2003143734A (en) * | 2001-11-01 | 2003-05-16 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone East Corp | Wire protector |
| FR2835036A1 (en) * | 2002-01-23 | 2003-07-25 | Safetool | Trough for cables, comprises plane base, convex upper surface completed by cap which clips elastically to inner lateral walls and covers two cable compartments with central separating wall |
| CN209119775U (en) * | 2018-12-10 | 2019-07-16 | 中恩国际文化发展有限公司 | A kind of stage wire protector |
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Patent Citations (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB530297A (en) * | 1939-06-21 | 1940-12-09 | Compressed Rubber Products Ltd | Improvements in protective coverings for flexible electric leads and the like |
| GB757357A (en) * | 1953-12-11 | 1956-09-19 | Ferranti Ltd | Improvements relating to arrangements for mounting electrical cables |
| GB767574A (en) * | 1954-09-20 | 1957-02-06 | British Petroleum Co | Means for protecting electric cables lying across roads |
| US3118017A (en) * | 1962-02-23 | 1964-01-14 | Wimbish Hilton | Receptacle for conduit |
| GB2120464A (en) * | 1982-05-19 | 1983-11-30 | Lux Traffic Controls Ltd | Cable duct |
| JP2003143734A (en) * | 2001-11-01 | 2003-05-16 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone East Corp | Wire protector |
| FR2835036A1 (en) * | 2002-01-23 | 2003-07-25 | Safetool | Trough for cables, comprises plane base, convex upper surface completed by cap which clips elastically to inner lateral walls and covers two cable compartments with central separating wall |
| CN209119775U (en) * | 2018-12-10 | 2019-07-16 | 中恩国际文化发展有限公司 | A kind of stage wire protector |
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