Patent ID: 7234669
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamp to support a multi-part cable, the multi-part cable having at least a transmission portion and a coextensive support portion, the clamp comprising: a housing defining an open interior volume and a first recess for receiving at least a first portion of the transmission portion of the multi-part cable, the housing having a first gripping surface for engaging at least a first portion of the coextensive support portion of the multi-part cable; a slide receivable in the housing and being shiftable between a first position in which the slide is separate from the housing and a second position in which the slide is received in the housing and cooperates with the housing to create a clamping force therebetween; a shim being generally disposable in the housing between the housing and the slide, the shim defining a second recess for receiving at least a second portion of the transmission portion of the multi-part cable, the shim having a second gripping surface for engaging at least a second portion of the coextensive support portion of the multi-part cable; the clamping force for causing the first gripping surface to grip the first portion of the coextensive support portion of the multi-part cable, the clamping force for causing the second gripping surface to grip the second portion of the coextensive support portion of a multi-part cable; the first and second recesses cooperating to provide relief such that the clamping force does not exceed a predetermined amount for the first portion of the transmission portion of the multi-part cable and the second portion of the transmission portion of the multi-part cable; and a hanger attached to at least one of the housing and the slide to support the clamp.