Cable Support Hook With Integrated Slides And Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable support systems require additional fasteners to securely stack or gang multiple hooks along a cable path, which can lead to separation issues due to weight and cable interference, and may not efficiently manage multiple types of cables.
Innovation Solution
A cable support hook design featuring a top platform with a suspension fixture and complementary attachment features, such as parallel slides and guide rails, allows hooks to be stacked or ganged without additional fasteners, with optional features like rounded edges and a cage for cable protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If additional fasteners are used to securely stack or gang multiple hooks, then the reliability of hook connection is improved, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the suspension fixture and attachment features into integrated structures formed as part of the hook itself. The top platform includes a suspension fixture with lateral sides, and the web includes attachment features with lateral sides, creating self-contained connection mechanisms that eliminate the need for separate fasteners while maintaining secure stacking and ganging capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The hook is designed to be self-sufficient for its own support and connection needs. The suspension fixture and attachment features are built-in components that enable the hook to secure itself to supports and to other hooks without requiring external fastening elements, thereby simplifying the overall system while ensuring reliable connections
2Stability of the object's composition
If additional fasteners are used to prevent hook separation, then the stability of stacked hooks is improved, but the ease of operation and installation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The suspension fixture and attachment features are merged into the hook structure itself, creating integrated connection points that provide stable stacking and ganging without requiring separate fastening operations. The lateral sides of these fixtures and features provide inherent stability while maintaining simple installation procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The hook is segmented into functional zones with the suspension fixture at the top platform and attachment features at the web, allowing for modular assembly and disassembly. This segmentation enables stable stacked configurations while maintaining ease of operation through simple attachment and detachment of individual hook units
3Productivity
If hooks are stacked or ganged to support multiple cables, then the productivity of cable management is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hook is designed with universal suspension fixtures and attachment features that serve multiple functions: supporting the hook weight, enabling stacking, enabling ganging, and providing cable management. This multi-functionality allows efficient cable management through stacked or ganged configurations without increasing structural complexity, as the same integrated features handle all these tasks
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AI summary
A cable support hook of a general “J” shape with a rear leg, a front leg and a web joining the legs. A platform at the top of the rear leg extends parallel to the web. Slides at the top of the platform of a hook below may be received in rails at the bottom of the web of a hook above and the hook below is slid rearwardly along the guidance provided by the slides and the rails to stack the hook below beneath the hook above. No additional fastenings between the hooks are required.