| US 7,523,896 B2 | ||
| Restraint device for electrical wires and cables | ||
| Richard Zueger, Montgomery, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Miltope Corporation, Hope Hull, Ala. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 01, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/976,832. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0090304 A1, May 04, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16L 3/08 (2006.01); H01B 17/00 (2006.01); F16G 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 248—65 [248/51; 24/136 R; 174/168] | 21 Claims |

| 1. A restraint device comprising:
a base member;
a catch for receiving a wire;
a movable member mounted on said base member, wherein said catch has a first surface extending transverse to said base member
and a second surface extending at an angle from said first surface and toward said movable member, wherein said first and
second surfaces define a space for receiving the wire, wherein said movable member is mounted for sliding movement relative
to said catch from a first position, in which said movable member is spaced from said catch, such that the wire is able to
be inserted sideways into the space defined by said first and second surfaces, to a second position, in which said movable
member engages the wire and prevents the wire from being removed sideways from said space, wherein said movable member has
a surface facing the space defined by said first and second surfaces, said surface facing the space being able to enter said
space, at least when no wire is in the space, and wherein said second surface is spaced from said base member, and said space
is between said second surface and said base member; and
an urging structure resiliently urging said movable member from said first position to said second position.
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