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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7968797 | Modular electric fence system and assembly A modular insulator system and assembly for attaching a conductor to a support member. The modular insulator assembly includes an insulator body attachable to a support member. A conductor retainer is attachable to the insulator body in a manner that forms a conduct... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7446260 | Cord, cable, and tubing organizer A versatile modular device for organizing, shortening, and securing a plurality of cords such as cables, ropes, strings, lines, tubes and wires, having a simple design which permits easy removal or addition of cords and a straightforward method for wrapping and secu... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7429701 | Power cord automatic retainer A cord retaining apparatus includes a receptacle for receiving a head of a cord. A brack is mounted near the receptacle including an upper stop. An arm is pivotally attached to the bracket. A first length of the arm extends distal from the receptacle and a second le... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7367363 | Sanitary conduit support systems Apparatus for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair of opposing s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326855 | Device for stacking wires or cables A device for stacking wires or cables is provided. The device includes an attachment portion capable of attachment to a stud or other anchor, and a wire or cable receiving portion connected to the attachment portion. The wire or cable receiving portion has a plurali... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312399 | Device for fastening elongate elements to a structure A device (1) for fastening elongate elements (2) such as cables or bundles of cables or the like to a structure (S) includes at least a first flexible self-gripping strip (3) having a loop-closure system on a first face (30) and a second ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297874 | Fixture for long member A fixture includes a fitting portion fitting a long member, a mounting portion mounting a stationary portion which is shaped into a rectangular in cross section. The mounting portion includes a base portion and a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion.... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294789 | Retainer with band clip and cable holder A one-piece retainer has a base with an integral band clip and a fastener for securing an electrical cable or wire harness to a vehicle component, as well as a pair of arms for supporting another cable or a hose on the component. The base has a cradle extending alon... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276667 | Press-fit sealed electronic component and method for producing the same A press-fit sealed electronic component includes an electronic component, a plug to be equipped with the electronic component, and a tube to be sealed by press-fitting the plug, wherein the plug is brought into close contact with the tube through a tin-free alloy la... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276666 | Fastener for electrical conduits and tubes A holder for mounting conduits and tubes at a carrier in airplanes, including a basic body and at least one slide-in part. In this context, the basic body has a recess for receiving the slide-in part. The slide-in part is held in an end position in the recess. By me... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7247798 | Personal computer wire management system A wire management system is provided to neatly and efficiently assembly the many wires of an electronic component system such as a personal computer without tangling and intertwining. The system utilizes a container having axially aligned upright posts with hooks at... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247799 | Cord management device and method of manufacturing same A cord management device includes a receptacle (110, 210) defining an interior space (120, 220) capable of containing a power strip (140, 240). The receptacle includes a stationary portion (111, 211) and a cover (115, 215) attached... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7230181 | Cord holding device and method of use A cord holding device and method of use. An embodiment of the device includes a sheet of material having a turned end. The turned end is selectively positionable between a closed orientation and an open orientation. In the open orientation, an opening is formed betw... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219863 | Wiring clip securing electrical wiring to a framing member A wiring clip for securing electrical wiring to metal framing members. In a specific embodiment, the subject clip can secure the wiring a required distance from the nearest edge or face of the metal framing member to which a wall board is to be secured. The wire cli... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205481 | Stackable rack cable manager A cable manager includes a first cable management section having a plurality of open-ended, U-shaped troughs separated by fingers. A second cable management section has a plurality of open-ended, U-shaped troughs separated by fingers. The second cable management sec... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188415 | Cable harness breakout assembly method A cable assembly comprises a plurality of electrical or fiber-optic cables, a spacer, and a collar. The cables are arranged lengthwise in a bundle, which includes a segment having a cross-sectional arrangement organized into a plurality of columnar sections of conti... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178789 | Fixture for hanging wire fence The apparatus is a fixture for mounting wire fence on posts. The apparatus is a channel formed with slots across the web of the channel and the slots angled into the channel walls to form finger like tabs. Holes in lengthwise flanges on the channel sides or holes in... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175147 | Stopper holder for beverage bottle A stopper holder for a beverage bottle is comprised of a first helical gripping member for positioning on the neck of the bottle, and a second helical member connected to the first gripping member for holding a stopper therein. The first and second helical gripping ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166805 | Cable harness breakout and method for its assembly A cable assembly includes a plurality of electrical or fiber-optic cables, a spacer, and a collar. The cables are arranged lengthwise in a bundle, which includes a segment having a cross-sectional arrangement organized into a plurality of columnar sections of contig... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7105747 | Harness excess-length absorbing apparatus A harness excess-length absorbing apparatus (1) includes a protector (4) for receiving a wire harness (14) in a folded-back condition, a harness guide member (7) which is provided in a folded-back portion (14a) of the wire harness,... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098406 | Cord, cable and tubing organizer A versatile modular device for organizing, shortening, and securing a plurality of cords such as cables, ropes, strings, lines, tubes and wires, having a simple design which permits easy removal or addition of cords and a straightforward method for wrapping and secu... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7071418 | Cable holder A cable fastener for stacking cables has a base that is positioned against the stud on a lower surface of the base, a spine that extends from the upper surface of the base and arms that extend perpendicularly from the spine and define slots between them. The slots h... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7057109 | Guide protector for harness, wire-excessive portion absorbing structure therewith, and fixing method of guide protector for harness The guide protector for harness includes a guide main body and a cover, said guide main body for slidably inserting, from one side to the other side, an electric wire drawn from a wire-excessive portion absorbing device of absorbing the portion of the excessive leng... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053311 | Fixing device A fixing device for fixing an elongate member along a plate member includes a holding portion which holds the elongate member, an engagement member which retains the plate member and a resilient portion which resiliently contacts with a face of the plate member.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041912 | Installation and cover device for cables and methods for installation thereof The present invention relates to an installation device for cables (6) that are to be laid along walls, with cable holders (5) and a cover (10). The present invention makes provision such that the cover (10 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017867 | Wheel-like wire holder To firmly hold a high-voltage wire apart from its surroundings, and hold some nearby lead wires apart from the high-voltage wire, a wheel-like wire holder includes a ring, a central hub, and a plurality of spokes connecting the central hub to the ring. The central h... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019215 | Wiring harness clamp A wiring harness clamp is provided with a main body, a locking projection projected from the main body, and a pair of resilient latch arms extended from both sides of a top surface of the locking projection directed to the main body. Each of the resilient latch arm ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6901657 | Wiring harness production apparatus The wiring harness has a plurality of first sub-harnesses and a plurality of second sub-harnesses. The first sub-harness has a first press-fit terminal joined to each end of a first electrical cable, and the first sub-harness has a first isolator holding the first p... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6713681 | Insulating insert for magnetic valves An insulating insert for a magnetic air valve having a metal housing. The insert minimizes electrical contact between the metal housing and wires or other conductive objects contained within the metal housing. The insert comprises an electrically insulating material... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6680439 | Composite electrical insulator having an outer coating and at least one optical fiber compatible therewith A composite electrical insulator includes a support rod generally of a composite material, at least one optical fiber placed on the outer periphery of the support rod, and an outer insulating coating of a vulcanized material surrounding the support rod so... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6621009 | Electrical conductor support insulator An electrical conductor support insulator for passing through and supporting a main circuit conductor within a hole of the conductor support insulator. When the main circuit conductor is an electrical insulating material, all portions except for the condu... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6596946 | Molding with integral fixation member An insert molding having a conductor member with an end portion utilized as a contact point. A fixation member holds a portion of the conductor member. A resin portion covers the conductor member in areas other than the contact point with the fixation mem... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6590163 | Protective structure for terminal lead wire of coil In a protective structure for a terminal lead wire of a coil, there is provided an insulating member 15 at a point A of intersection between a terminal lead wire 9 at a winding end of the coil and a coil end part 7 including a terminal lead wire 5 at a wi... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6563055 | Electric fence insulator An insulator for an electric fence of the type having posts, electric wire, and insulators mounted on the posts for supporting the wire, the insulator including a body portion having a closed end opposite an open end to define a blind bore having a substa... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6498304 | Insulator for an electrical conductor provided with an outer shield The invention relates to an insulator for an electrical conductor provided with an outer shield, especially a so-called coaxial cable or shielded twin cable, in order to achieve an insulation at the shield that insulates against DC and low frequency AC si... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6489569 | Insulator retainer An insulator capable of supporting the conductor of an electric fence including at least one retaining portion capable of retaining at least one fixing element to the insulator prior to the insulator being fixed to a support structure with the fixing elem... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6452805 | Computer module mounting system and method A rack including a rail for supporting a computer module and a grounding element electrically coupled to the rack and positioned to electrically contact a computer module inserted in the rack such that the grounding element provides a path to ground. The ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6407337 | Wire distribution member and wire distribution configuration A wire distribution member 40 consists of a plurality of electrical conductors 41 and wrapping members 42. The electrical conductors 41 comprise wires having a degree of rigidity whereby they maintain their own shape independently, and are bent along a pr... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6326552 | Insulator end fitting with non-machined annular attachment flange An end fitting for an insulator includes a main cast body for securement to an external structure and a non-machined annular flange rigidly attached at an end of the main cast body and defining a hole for receiving an end of a fiberglass rod to secure the... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6316724 | Utility line spacer and method for manufacturing same A spacer device for maintaining separation of a plurality of utility lines. The spacer includes a series of non-conductive, insulator members extending in longitudinally spaced relation to one another along a common longitudinal axis, and being interconne... | 11/13/2001 |
