US 12,482,997 B2
Coupler/stop for mounting to cable
Child Kuan Leok Sun, Irvine, CA (US); Jennifer Dawn Crotinger, Vista, CA (US); and Terry Lynn Smith, Springboro, OH (US)
Assigned to Legrand AVD, Dayton, OH (US)
Filed by Legrand AVD, Dayton, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/942,767.
Application 17/942,767 is a continuation of application No. 16/837,220, filed on Apr. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,444,419.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/967,967, filed on Jan. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0006403 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 31/06 (2006.01); F16G 11/10 (2006.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 31/06 (2013.01) [F16G 11/10 (2013.01); H01R 13/506 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coupler/stop for mounting relative to a cable to limit travel of an element along the cable, the coupler/stop comprising:
a first mating portion configured to be disposed around at least a portion of the cable on a first side of the cable, the first mating portion defining an inner diameter and including a first pair of openings on opposing ends of the first mating portion;
a second mating portion configured to be disposed around at least a portion of the cable on a second side of the cable opposing the first side of the cable, the second mating portion defining an inner diameter and including a second pair of openings on opposing ends of the second mating portion;
a first insert configured to be disposed on the first mating portion to adjust the inner diameter of the first mating portion;
a second insert configured to be disposed on the second mating portion to adjust the inner diameter of the second mating portion; and
a pair of screws configured to be positioned within the first and second pair of openings associated with the first and second mating portions to fixedly secure the first and second mating portions around the cable to prevent movement of the first and second mating portions relative to the cable;
wherein in a fixed position of the first and second mating portions relative to the cable, the element freely moves along the cable relative to the first and second mating portions with the first and second mating portions acting as a stop to limit travel of the element along the cable.