Patent ID: 9714725
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B60P,B66C,F16L

Claim:
1. An adapter for releasably attaching a cable end having an end fitting to a grounding structure having an attachment opening therethrough, the adapter comprising: a pair of longitudinal arms and a transverse bridge connecting the pair of arms; a gate member; and an attachment portion coupled to the pair of arms and spaced longitudinally from the bridge, the attachment portion being configured for attachment to the grounding structure at the attachment opening; wherein the bridge has an inner face, an outer face, and a side face connecting the inner face and the outer face; wherein the bridge further has a longitudinal cable passageway extending through the inner and outer faces thereof, and a cable insertion slot communicating with the cable passageway, wherein the cable insertion slot is open through the inner face, the outer face, and the side face; wherein the gate member is removably received by the cable insertion slot; wherein the gate member is selectively removable from the cable insertion slot to permit transversely directed insertion of a portion of the cable end through the cable insertion slot and into the cable passageway such that a portion of the end fitting is opposed by the inner face of the bridge; and wherein the bridge and the gate member include respective fastener holes, wherein the fastener hole of the gate member is aligned with the fastener hole of the bridge when the gate member is received by the cable insertion slot, whereby the gate member is releasably secured in the cable insertion slot by a threaded fastener.