Patent ID: 11960136
Assignee: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A cable restraint for location within a splice enclosure to restrain a cable extending into the splice enclosure, the cable restraint comprising:
a tray extending from an open end to a cable storage end, the tray comprising:
a bottom side having an upward facing surface; and
a tab feature, wherein:
the open end enables a cable to pass onto the upward facing surface,
the cable storage end provides storage space;

a restraint bridge removably attached to the tray and coupled to the cable, the restraint bridge comprising:
a central portion having a surface configured to cooperate with the tab feature to inhibit relative motion between the restraint bridge and the tray in a direction non-perpendicular to an axis of the cable; and

an attachment structure attached to the tray, a portion of the attachment structure spaced a distance away from the upward facing surface of the bottom side to define an open space, wherein:
the open space enables a portion of the restraint bridge to be located between the portion of the attachment structure spaced a distance away from the upward facing surface and the upward facing surface to inhibit relative motion between the restraint bridge and the tray in a direction non-parallel to the upward facing surface,
the attachment structure comprises a first post attached to and extending away from the upward facing surface,
the open space is an undercut located between the first post and the upward facing surface, and
the first post defines a first slot that is non-parallel to the upward facing surface to cooperate with a mechanism to which the cable is coupled to inhibit relative motion between the cable and the splice enclosure.