Dual Tongue Strap Cleat Bracket for Cable Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable cleats are difficult and time-consuming to install, leading to high labor costs and reduced productivity in securing cables to structural support members.
Innovation Solution
A dual tongue strap cleat bracket with parallel tongues and a riser section, featuring slots for various fastener sizes and accommodating different support member widths and heights, is designed to efficiently secure locking strap cleats to strut rungs, using a standard strut nut and bolt for secure installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional cable cleats are used to secure cables to support members, then the cables can be secured, but the installation process becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into two separate tongues (first tongue and second tongue) connected by a riser section. Each tongue can be independently positioned and fastened to the support member, allowing for simpler, more modular installation compared to conventional single-piece cable cleats that require complex alignment and mounting procedures.
2Productivity
If conventional cable cleats are used, then cables can be secured, but labor costs increase due to difficult installation
Solution Approach 1:
The segmented two-tongue design allows installers to work with smaller, more manageable components that can be independently positioned and secured, significantly reducing installation time and labor requirements compared to conventional cable cleats.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed with universal applicability to secure various cable configurations (single cable, multiple cables, trefoil configuration) and can be installed on different support member widths and heights, eliminating the need for multiple different cleat types and reducing overall installation complexity and labor costs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a single tongue bracket is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate multiple cable configurations or different support member dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The two-tongue segmented structure provides inherent flexibility - each tongue can independently accommodate cables or support members, allowing various configurations (single cable on one tongue, multiple cables distributed across both tongues, or trefoil configurations) without requiring complex adjustable mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket design achieves multi-functionality by being able to secure different cable arrangements and adapt to various support member dimensions through its two-tongue configuration, while maintaining relatively simple overall structure that does not require complex adjustment mechanisms.
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AI summary
A bracket secured to a support member. The bracket receives a locking strap cleat to secure a cable bundle to the support member. The bracket has a first tongue, a second tongue parallel to the first tongue, and a riser section connecting the first tongue and the second tongue. The first tongue and the second tongue include slots. The first tongue of the bracket receives one of the cable bundle or the support member and the second tongue of the bracket receives one of the cable bundle or the support member.