US 11,855,433 B2
Support assembly for power conductors
Steven Rois, Highland Heights, OH (US); Pascal Godard, St. Georges Haute Ville (FR); and Frederic Bizet, Chatillon d'Azergues (FR)
Assigned to ERICO International Corporation, Solon, OH (US)
Filed by ERICO International Corporation, Solon, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/679,506.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/153,195, filed on Feb. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0271522 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. H02G 3/32 (2006.01); F16B 2/20 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/32 (2013.01) [F16B 2/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support assembly, for supporting one or more conductors, the support assembly comprising:
a first clip subassembly including:
a first housing with a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall extending from opposing sides of a base to define a first receiving space between the first and second lateral walls for one or more conductors;
a first clip and a second clip, each of the first and second clips including sidewalls extending from a base wall, and the first and second clips being disposed so that the first lateral wall of the first housing is received between the sidewalls of the first clip and the second lateral wall of the first housing is received between the sidewalls of the second clip;
a first biasing element disposed between the first clip and the first lateral wall to bias the first clip toward the second clip; and
a second biasing element disposed between the second clip and the second lateral wall to bias the second clip toward the first clip;
the first and second clips being movable relative to the first and second lateral walls to selectively place the first clip subassembly in:
an open configuration, in which the first and second clips provide a first clearance within the first receiving space for insertion of the conductor; and
a closed configuration, in which the first and second clips are laterally displaced toward each other, relative to the open configuration, to provide a second clearance within the first receiving space to retain the conductor, the second clearance being smaller than the first clearance; and
the first and second clips are lockable relative to the first housing to secure the first clip assembly in the open configuration.