US 12,456,854 B2
Cable retainer and method
Jun Ruayana, Novi, MI (US); Muhammad Ashrafi, Woodhaven, MI (US); Vinodh Krishnan Balasubramanian, Sterling Heights, MI (US); John Montgomery, Canton, MI (US); William Bond, Livonia, MI (US); and Erwin Baga-an, Cebu (PH)
Assigned to Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/227,735.
Prior Publication US 2025/0038508 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. H02G 3/32 (2006.01); H01R 13/42 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/32 (2013.01) [H01R 13/42 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable retainer for connecting a flat cable, a first object, and/or a second object to one another, the cable retainer comprising a base and a retention member, wherein:
the base includes:
a platform;
a fastener extending from the platform, the fastener engageable with said second object;
a securing protrusion extending from the platform, the securing protrusion disposable through a portion of said flat cable; and
a securing protrusion opening disposed in the securing protrusion;
the retention member includes:
a wall to which the securing protrusion is connectable to secure said flat cable between the platform and the retention member; and
a retention member opening; and
when in an assembled configuration, the securing protrusion opening of the securing protrusion and the retention member opening of the retention member are at least partially aligned with one another and define a common passage to receive a connector to connect said first object to the base and the retention member.