Supports – Pipe or cable – Brackets
Utility Patent
1998-02-13
2001-01-02
Braun, Leslie A. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Pipe or cable
Brackets
C248S049000, C174S0720TR
Utility Patent
active
06168122
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cable containment device for routing bundled cables along a cross member of a truck frame of a vehicle to eliminate potential interference of the cables with operating structures such as a propshaft and/or universal joint positioned beneath the cross member. More specifically, the device provides an elongate channel extending across a major portion of the length of the cross member within and by which cables to be routed along the length of the cross member may be completely supported at a desired elevation to eliminate the potential of interference between the cables and the operating structures therebeneath.
PRIOR ART
Heretofore, cables or air lines of a truck have been supported by spaced apart clamps engaged to the cross member and positioned to either side of the operating structures.
Such clamp supported cables have been found to sag in the area between the clamps, at times to such an extent as to fall into contact with the operating structures therebeneath, eventually causing destruction of the cables.
It has been proposed to add a centered clamp to the cross member at a position directly above the operating structures, but this has been found to be an unworkable solution because the diameter of the bundle of cables to be engaged has required a clamp so large that consistent avoidance of interference of the clamp with the operating structures therebeneath has not been possible.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is a primary object of the invention to provide a device which will accommodate any number of cables bundled together and provide rigid support for the cables to avoid any potential sagging of any of the cables into contact with the underlying operating structures.
The primary object, as well as other objects, is met by the cross member mounted cable containment device of the present invention which defines an elongate channel having at least a horizontal bottom surface supported by and extending substantially across the length of the cross member upon which the device is supported in a manner where the bottom surface of the channel is elevated a predetermined distance above the operating structures therebeneath.
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Arnold Richard A.
Didier Gregory S.
Lobsiger James A.
Stagg Michael
Baxter Gwendolyn
Braun Leslie A.
Calfa Jeffrey P.
Navistar International Transportation Corp.
Sullivan Dennis Kelly
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