Bracket for mounting cable bundles in lightening holes

Claim 2

A bracket for mounting and retaining wire bundles or the like through a lightening hole in a bulkhead by retaining a binder tie secured around the bundle wherein the bulkhead has a flange thereon extending around the periphery of the lightening hole and disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the bulkhead, said bracket comprising a single leg having a mounting portion adjacent to one end thereof for attachment to either side of the associated bulkhead adjacent to the lightening hole therein and an inclined support portion adjacent the other end thereof, said support portion being disposed at an angle with respect to said mounting portion so that said support portion lies substantially adjacent the associated flange, a platform connected to the outer end of said support portion and extending in use through the associated lightening hole for supporting an associated bundle thereon, whereby the associated flange is disposed between said platform and said support portion when said mounting portion is attached to one side of the bulkhead and the flange is disposed away from said support portion when said mounting portion is attached to the other side of the bulkhead, said platform having a passage therein for accommodating an associated binder tie therethrough, said passage serving to position the associated binder tie in the lightening hole with the plane of the lightening hole passing through the binder tie substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, whereby a binder tie disposed in the passage and secured around an associated bundle serves securely to position the bundle in the lightening hole for effectively retaining the bundle out of contact with the edge of the lightening hole.

Claim 3

The bracket set forth in claim 1, wherein said mounting portion of said leg is disposed in use substantially parallel to the associated bulkhead.

Claim 4

The bracket set forth in claim 1, wherein said platform is connected at one end thereof to said support portion of said leg.

Claim 5

The bracket set forth in claim 1, wherein the extent of said support portion of said leg in the direction of the flange is slightly greater than the extent of the associated flange.

Claim 6

A bracket for mounting and retaining wire bundles or the like through a lightening hole in a bulkhead by retaining a binder tie secured around the bundle wherein the bulkhead has a flange thereon extending around the periphery of the lightening hole and disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the bulkhead, said bracket comprising a single leg having a mounting portion for attachment adjacent to one end thereof to either side of the buLkhead adjacent to the lightening hole therein and an inclined support portion at the other end thereof, said mounting portion having a single opening therethrough to receive a single-associated fastener for attachment of said leg to the bulkhead adjacent to the lightening hole therein, said support portion being disposed at an angle with respect to said mounting portion essentially equal to the predetermined angle so that said support portion accommodates the associated flange, a platform connected to the outer end of said support portion and extending in use through the associated lightening hole for supporting an associated bundle thereon, whereby the flange can be disposed between said platform and said support portion when said mounting portion is attached to one side of the bulkhead and the flange is disposed away from said support portion when said mounting portion is attached to the other side of the bulkhead, the opposite sides of said platform respectively being disposed adjacent to the edge of the lightening hole for limiting pivotal movement of said platform about the longitudinal axis of the associated fastener, said platform having a passage therein for accommodating an associated binder tie therethrough, said passage serving to position the associated binder tie in the lightening hole with the axis of the binder tie disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the lightening hole, whereby a binder tie disposed in the passage and secured around an associated bundle serves securely to position the bundle on the bracket in the lightening hole for effectively retaining the bundle out of contact with the edge of the lightening hole.

Claim 7

A bracket for mounting and retaining wire bundles or the like through a lightening hole in a bulkhead by retaining a binder tie secured around the bundle wherein the bulkhead has a flange thereon extending around the periphery of the lightening hole and disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the bulkhead, said bracket comprising a single leg having a mounting portion for attachment adjacent to one end thereof to either side of the buLkhead adjacent to the lightening hole therein and an inclined support portion at the other end thereof, said mounting portion having a single opening therethrough to receive a single-associated fastener for attachment of said leg to the bulkhead adjacent to the lightening hole therein, said support portion being disposed at an angle with respect to said mounting portion essentially equal to the predetermined angle so that said support portion accommodates the associated flange, a platform connected to the outer end of said support portion and extending in use through the associated lightening hole for supporting an associated bundle thereon, whereby the flange can be disposed between said platform and said support portion when said mounting portion is attached to one side of the bulkhead and the flange is disposed away from said support portion when said mounting portion is attached to the other side of the bulkhead, the opposite sides of said platform respectively being disposed adjacent to the edge of the lightening hole for limiting pivotal movement of said platform about the longitudinal axis of the associated fastener, said platform having a passage therein for accommodating an associated binder tie therethrough, said passage serving to position the associated binder tie in the lightening hole with the axis of the binder tie disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the lightening hole, whereby a binder tie disposed in the passage and secured around an associated bundle serves securely to position the bundle on the bracket in the lightening hole for effectively retaining the bundle out of contact with the edge of the lightening hole.

Claim 8

A bracket for mounting and retaining wire bundles or the like through a lightening hole in a bulkhead by retaining a binder tie secured around the bundle, said bracket comprising a mounting leg for attachment to the associated bulkhead adjacent to the lightening hole therein, a platform connected to said leg and having a flat planar support surface extending in use into the associated lightening hole for mounting and retaining an associated bundle thereon, and a pair of substantially parallel retaining flanges respectively connected to the opposite side edges of said support surface along the entire length thereof and extending in use upwardly therefrom and axially of the associated lightening hole for guiding and retaining the associated bundle on said support surface, said platform having a passage extending therethrough beneath said support surface for enclosing and retaining an associated binder tie therein with the binder tie disposed in the lightening hole and around the associated bundle, whereby a binder tie disposed in the passage and secured around an associated bundle serves securely to position the bundle on said bracket in the lightening hole for effectively retaining the bundle out of contact with the edge of the lightening hole.

Claim 9

A bracket for mounting and retaining wire bundles or the like through a lightening hole in a bulkhead by retaining a binder tie secured around the bundle, said bracket comprising a mounting leg for attachment to the associated bulkhead adjacent to the lightening hole therein, a platform connected to said leg and having a flat planar support surface extending in use into the associated lightening hole for mounting and retaining an associated bundle thereon, and a pair of substantially parallel retaining flanges respectively connected to the opposite side edges of said support surface along the entire length thereof and extending in use upwardly therefrom and axially of the associated lightening hole for guiding and retaining the associated bundle on said support surface, said platform having a passage extending therethrough beneath said support surface for enclosing and retaining an associated binder tie therein with the binder tie disposed in the lightening hole and around the associated bundle, whereby a binder tie disposed in the passage and secured around an associated bundle serves securely to position the bundle on said bracket in the lightening hole for effectively retaining the bundle out of contact with the edge of the lightening hole.

Claim 10

A bracket for mounting and retaining wire bundles or the like through a lightening hole in a bulkhead by retaining a binder tie secured around the bundle, said bracket comprising a single mounting leg having a single opening therethrough to receive a single associated fastener for attachment of said leg to the bulkhead adjacent to the lightening hole therein, a platform connected to said leg and extending in use through the associated lightening hole for supporting an associated bundle thereon, said platform having a width such that the opposite sides thereof are each disposed closely adjacent to the edge of the lightening hole for limiting pivotal movement of said platform about the longitudinal axis of the associated fastener, said platform having a passage therein for accommodating an associated binder tie therethrough, said passage serving to position the associated binder tie in the lightening hole with the plane of the lightening hole passing through the binder tie substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, whereby a binder tie disposed in the passage and secUred around an associated bundle serves securely to position the bundle on the bracket in the lightening hole for effectively retaining the bundle out of contact with the edge of the lightening hole.

Claim 11

A bracket for mounting and retaining wire bundles or the like through a lightening hole in a bulkhead by retaining a binder tie secured around the bundle, said bracket comprising a single mounting leg having a single opening therethrough to receive a single associated fastener for attachment of said leg to the bulkhead adjacent to the lightening hole therein, a platform connected to said leg and extending in use through the associated lightening hole for supporting an associated bundle thereon, said platform having a width such that the opposite sides thereof are each disposed closely adjacent to the edge of the lightening hole for limiting pivotal movement of said platform about the longitudinal axis of the associated fastener, said platform having a passage therein for accommodating an associated binder tie therethrough, said passage serving to position the associated binder tie in the lightening hole with the plane of the lightening hole passing through the binder tie substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, whereby a binder tie disposed in the passage and secUred around an associated bundle serves securely to position the bundle on the bracket in the lightening hole for effectively retaining the bundle out of contact with the edge of the lightening hole.