Patent ID: 6513766
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking cable support comprising:a head, said head including an arrangement for attachment to a beam or similar support, said head including a head extension; a ring integral with said head, said ring extending from said head and terminating in an end near said head extension; a leverage arm integral with and extending from the end of said ring, said arm extending substantially beyond the periphery of said ring; an integral latch extending from said arm, said latch including an integral nose portion; a latch-receiving aperture located in said head extension, said latch-receiving aperture dividing said head extension into an inner and an outer portion; said arm including an adjacent portion including the surface of said arm facing said outer portion of said head extension; a snap-locking mechanism including an integral lip on said nose portion, with said lip, said nose portion, and said adjacent portion of said arm defining a channel capable of receiving said outer portion of said head extension; and said latch-receiving aperture is wider at the top side of said head extension than at the bottom side of said head extension.