US 11,705,698 B2
Cable securing device
David B. Crompton, Stonington, CT (US); Libardo Ochoa Dias, West Warwick, RI (US); and Herbert J. Bouchard, West Greenwich, RI (US)
Assigned to Quick Fitting Holding Company, LLC, East Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Quick Fitting Holding Company, LLC, Warwick, RI (US)
Filed on May 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/322,279.
Application 17/322,279 is a continuation of application No. 16/775,505, filed on Jan. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,018,481.
Prior Publication US 2021/0273425 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02G 1/08 (2006.01); F16L 37/091 (2006.01); F16G 11/04 (2006.01); F16L 21/08 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 1/081 (2013.01) [F16G 11/048 (2013.01); F16L 37/091 (2013.01); F16L 37/0915 (2016.05); F16L 21/08 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable securing device, comprising:
a barrel comprising an interior surface comprising a substantially cylindrical portion, wherein the interior surface defines an interior cavity, wherein the barrel interior surface further comprises a substantially frustoconical portion;
a spacer gland maintained within the substantially cylindrical portion of the interior cavity of the barrel, wherein the spacer gland comprises first and second ends and an interior surface defining a spacer gland cavity;
a retaining jaw maintained within the substantially cylindrical portion of the interior cavity of the barrel, wherein the retaining jaw comprises a leading edge at a first axial end, a trailing edge at a second axial end and a radially interior surface comprising a gripping segment, wherein the retaining jaw further comprises an interior surface defining a retaining jaw cavity; and
a fastening ring maintained within the interior cavity of the barrel between the second end of the spacer gland and the trailing edge of the retaining jaw, wherein the fastening ring comprises a radially inner surface defining a fastening ring cavity, and wherein the spacer gland, the retaining jaw and the fastening ring are retained in a substantially axially static position within the barrel upon insertion of a cable through the retaining jaw cavity, the fastening ring cavity and the spacer gland cavity.