US 12,449,066 B2
Locking apparatus with roller for wire management
Brady Schimpf, Eagle Point, OR (US); Brady Hoddinott, New Hartford, CT (US); Benjamin Wade, Holladay, UT (US); and Alexander Bornemann, Duxbury, VT (US)
Assigned to Easy Solar Products, Inc., Sandy, UT (US)
Filed by Easy Solar Products, Inc., Holladay, UT (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/384,165.
Application 18/384,165 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/087,634, filed on Dec. 22, 2022, granted, now 12,209,693.
Application 18/087,634 is a continuation of application No. 17/990,683, filed on Nov. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0167587 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. F16L 3/01 (2006.01); F16B 2/06 (2006.01); F16L 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 3/01 (2013.01) [F16B 2/06 (2013.01); F16L 3/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A locking apparatus comprising:
a housing defining a sloped ramp, a first channel having a first chamfered edge disposed about a first lock path entrance, and a second channel having a second chamfered edge disposed about a second lock path entrance,
wherein the first channel and the second channel define a lock path;
a fixing member installed in the first channel and the second channel to define a loop;
a locking mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction, the locking mechanism comprising one or more rollers that are installed on the sloped ramp; and
a slack management slot defining an open channel in the housing, the slot defining a tab that protrudes into the open channel, the slack management slot and tab configured to hold a portion of the fixing member.