Patent ID: 9407080
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H01B,H02G

Claim Text:
1. A hanger assembly for mounting a cable splice enclosure on an elongate support including a strand, the hanger assembly comprising: a body having a top wall, and two, opposite, side walls, each of the two side walls defining coupling slots therein; clamps positioned within the coupling slots to secure the body to a portion of the enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a housing moveable between an open configuration where an interior of the housing can be accessed and a closed configuration where the interior of the housing is enclosed; first and second arms each having opposed upper and lower ends, the lower ends each being pivotally secured to the sides of the body at first and second pivotal connection points, the first and second pivotal connection points providing a pivotal relationship between the first and second arms and the enclosure, respectively, that allows pivotal movement between the enclosure and the first and second arms; first and second attachment devices on the upper ends of the first and second arms, respectively, and being configured to secure the first and second arms, respectively, to the strand, the first and second attachment devices are engaged to the strand and slide thereon as the first and second arms pivot about the lower ends, respectively, to allow the enclosure to be moved between a first adjacent position and a second offset position; wherein in the first adjacent position the first and second pivotal connection points are closer to the strand and in the second offset position the first and second pivotal connection points are farther from the strand, wherein the enclosure is moveable between the first adjacent position and the second offset position while the housing remains in the closed configuration; and wherein each of the first and second arms includes an intermediate section extending vertically between the lower end and the upper end, and an upper section extending laterally between the intermediate section and the associated one of the first and second attachment devices, whereby the body and the first and second arms define a cable passage between the first and second attachment devices and the body to receive a cable or cables with a cable splice enclosed within the enclosure.