US 12,487,427 B2
Cable mounting clamps
Mark Vogel, Greenville, SC (US); Joseph Cignarale, Greer, SC (US); and Wilfred J. Courchaine, Moore, SC (US)
Assigned to AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US)
Appl. No. 18/553,497
Filed by AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 4, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/011110
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 29, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/211872, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/244,567, filed on Sep. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/174,829, filed on Apr. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/168,897, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0210648 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/44785 (2023.05) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable mounting clamp for mounting a cable to a surface, the cable mounting clamp comprising:
a base removably connectable to the surface, the base comprising an outer body which defines an inner channel and a support ramp disposed within the inner channel, the inner channel extending along a longitudinal direction co-directional to a longitudinal axis;
a tong structure connected to the base, the tong structure extending along the longitudinal direction and between the inner channel and the surface; and
a fork structure slidable along the longitudinal direction, wherein the fork structure comprises a pair of prongs extended along the longitudinal direction, wherein each prong is in sliding contact with the tong structure, wherein each prong forms a longitudinal face extending along the longitudinal direction, and wherein each prong forms an angled face extending away from the longitudinal axis and corresponding to an angled face at the tong structure.