Reusable Cable Tether Assembly With Double-Barrel Screw Clamp
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable tethers are permanent fixtures and not reusable, transportable, adjustable, or replaceable, making them ineffective for securing objects like electronic equipment in public places where theft is a concern.
Innovation Solution
A double barrel-shaped cable tether device with an elongated hole and a screw tap design that allows for adjustable and removable cable assembly, providing increased friction and holding power through a form-fitted design and the use of specialized screws like grub, star, or square screws for secure clamping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional cable tethers are made as permanent fixtures (crimped), then they provide secure attachment, but they become non-reusable, non-transportable, non-adjustable, and non-replaceable
Solution Approach 1:
The cable tether system is divided into separate components: a reusable anchor device with a cable hole and a cable portion. The anchor device can be permanently mounted while the cable portion remains replaceable and adjustable, resolving the contradiction between secure permanent attachment and reusability.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchor device is designed to be permanently installed and retained on the surface, while the cable portion can be discarded, replaced, or adjusted as needed. This allows the secure anchor to be recovered and reused with different cable portions.
2Reliability
If conventional cable tethers are permanently fixed, then they provide stable security, but they cannot be quickly assembled or disassembled
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the anchor device from the cable portion, the system allows the anchor to be pre-installed for stable security while the cable can be quickly attached or detached without affecting the anchor's secure mounting.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional cable tethers are made adjustable and removable, then they become reusable and transportable, but they may reduce holding power and security
Solution Approach 1:
The anchor device concentrates the holding power function in its permanent mounting structure (screw, adhesive, or magnetic base), while the cable portion provides adjustability and reusability. This local specialization of functions resolves the contradiction between strength and adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick assembly and disassembly of tethers, providing secure and adjustable cable management that resists slippage and tampering, suitable for applications like hospital equipment or public security cameras.
Implementation Method 1
The screw may be tightened to clamp down onto the cable holding it in place
Data Source
AI summary
A device including a screw contrivance, a cable implement, a cable sleeve implement, said cable sleeve implement comprises a double barrel shaped cable sleeve, in which an outer surface of said cable sleeve implement resembles an outer surface of a number 8. The cable sleeve implement further includes, a front end, a screw tap, a back end, a first barrel sleeve, a second barrel sleeve, a lower portion, a cable implement hole, a middle portion, and an upper portion.