Patent ID: 6736669
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A cable securing device for attaching multiple cables, comprising:a rectangular shaped back mounting block, said block having a solid back surface, said back surface containing a center positioned threaded cap screw hole, said block having four sides and an open front, said sides sloping inwardly from said back surface to said open front, two parallel shorter sides being solid, two parallel longer sides having multiple wire slots for holding wires, said slots being aligned from side to side; a rectangular shaped front-cap, said cap having a generally open back opening and a solid front surface with a cap screw body hole located at the center of said front surface, said front-cap further having sides sloping inwardly from said open back to said front surface, said sides being sized to align with said sloping sides of said back mounting block, continuing said sloping sides of said mounting block two or more molded ribs positioned parallel to the longer sides of said rectangular front-cap, said ribs being evenly spaced across the narrow length of said front-cap, said ribs extended outward from said open back of said front-cap, said ribs further having multiple molded concave indentures aligning with said wire slots in said back mounting block for applying pressure to said wires; a cap screw having a turning slot means at the cap end and being threaded at the opposite end, said cap screw installed in said body hole of said front-cap and secured to said threaded hole in said back mounting block for mounting said front-cap to said back mounting block, applying pressure to said wires loaded into said slots of said back mounting block, thereby securing said wires; and one or more adhesive strips applied to the outer back surface of said back mounting block for attaching said cable securing device to a mounting surface.