Stackable Cable Hanger Clamp for Multi-Cable Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable hangers struggle to efficiently secure multiple cables in a compact space, particularly in crowded antenna towers and tunnels, as they often require additional installation points and lack versatility in accommodating varying cable sizes.
Innovation Solution
The development of a C-clamp assembly and hanger members with specific cross-sectional designs and offset lateral segments, which provide increased stiffness and allow for the stacking of cable hangers, enabling the securement of multiple cables using a unitary component with enhanced gripping capabilities and flexibility in cable size accommodation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional cable hangers are used to secure multiple cables, then additional installation points are required, but this increases device complexity and reduces productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cable hanger functions into a single integrated C-clamp assembly with multiple arms, allowing multiple cables to be secured at one installation point rather than requiring separate hangers for each cable
Solution Approach 2:
The C-clamp assembly is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate and secure multiple cables of varying sizes through its multiple arms and adjustable clamping members, eliminating the need for different types of hangers for different cable configurations
2Adaptability or versatility
If cable hangers are designed to accommodate varying cable sizes, then the structure becomes more complex, but simplicity is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different arm configurations (e.g., first arm with different geometry than second arm) within the same C-clamp assembly, allowing each arm to be optimized for specific cable sizes while maintaining overall structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The C-clamp assembly incorporates adjustable and movable clamping members that can be positioned to accommodate cables of varying diameters, providing adaptability without requiring multiple fixed-configuration hangers
3Quantity of substance
If multiple cable hangers are stacked to secure more cables, then the number of cables mountable increases, but the overall structure becomes heavier and more material is used
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple stacked hangers into a single C-clamp assembly with multiple arms, reducing the total weight and material usage while maintaining the capability to secure multiple cables simultaneously
Data Source
AI summary
A cable hanger includes: first and second hanger members, the first hanger member having first securing features and the second hanger member having second securing features that engage the first securing features to secure the first and second hanger members in a mated condition; the first hanger member having a first side wall with a first cutout area and a second side wall with a second cutout area; the second hanger member having a third side wall with a third cutout area and a fourth side wall with a fourth cutout area; wherein in the mated condition the first, second, third and fourth cutout areas form a first cable cavity; and wherein a first cantilevered gripping member extends from the first side wall into the first cable cavity, and a second cantilevered gripping member extends from the third side wall into the first cable cavity.