Supports – Pipe or cable – Extending through plate
Patent
1998-03-19
2000-06-06
Braun, Leslie A.
Supports
Pipe or cable
Extending through plate
248 49, 403 90, 403110, F16L 500
Patent
active
060708352
ABSTRACT:
A ball-compression grommet is disclosed which is used for mounting an object, such as an electrical or fiber optic cable, through a panel access hole. The ball-compression grommet allows the object to rotate to a wide variety of desired angles with respect to the panel surface, while maintaining an environmental seal against moisture and other contaminants found in outdoor environments. The ball-compression grommet comprises a spherical object having a passage formed substantially through its center. A threaded sleeve and nut are then used to capture the spherical object therebetween, while allowing rotation in relation to the nut and threaded sleeve. Both the threaded sleeve and the nut have an inside portion which is shaped to fit the contour of the spherical object. The spherical object is free to rotate in relation to the threaded sleeve
ut assembly, while at the same time forming an environmental seal from a compression fitting that results between the spherical object and the threaded sleeve. The sleeve
ut assembly may be mounted to an access hole using a retaining nut, securing the ball-compression grommet to the mounting surface.
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Baxter Gwendolyn
Braun Leslie A.
Qualcomm Incorporated
Thibault Thomas M.
Wadsworth Philip R.
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