US1141316A - Cable-hanger. - Google Patents

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W..L. COCKRELL.

CABLE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1914.

12110111111 June 1, 1915.

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WYTNESSE WALTER L. COCKRELL, or cmnnpfl, wear VIRGINIA.

CABLE-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915;

Application filed November 9, 1914. Serial No. 871,000.

This invention relates to improvements in cubic hangers, and more particularly to hangers of the type commonly employed for siipporting iced wire-inclosing cebies rem messenger Wires.

The pr object of the invention is to provide hanger which will not corrode or otherwise lee injnrionsly affected by the eiemerits which is practically indestructible.

further OiljGCt is to provide it device oi the character mentioned composed of c nonilexibie incteriei Which is readily appiicabie to end removsicie irom a cabie and its sup- "wire,

v3 1 these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the features of constructicn, arrangement of parts and combinations of demerits e inc will hereinafter cc fnily described, reference being had to the accompsnying drewings, forming e pert oi? this specification, in which- Fig: it side elevation of the invenn; on end elevation of seine; 3 is central vertical section, showing the compic ,Iiiilli sections in interlocked reiation; is a similar section, showing the ccinpicir tai sections in the reietive ccsitions occu d thereby when being and disjoincc" and-Fig, 5 is in eicvetion showing the miner faces of the compicmentei sections.

said drawings, iiici'i iike designating characters distinguisn iiiie cer s throughout e several views-*1 2 cote genera two compleinentsi sections which compose the hanger cons ituting invention, sections being adapted to be associated. in separable embracing relation loot'ii Wit soc-ct to a messenger Wire when so associa d, svin' extending iiores e and cubic are A sections i and are forms simiier vitreous mitteriei er sii'niiar i v 1,? and 8, respec o curved scg connecting emerged to interiocii, one with the ct merits 11 and '12. The said segments 9 and 11, when fitted together, constitute a circular sleeve, the inner feces thereof describing arcs of approximately 100 and 260, respectively, as shown in Figs. 2, 8 and 4. Likewise, when fitted together, the segments 10 and 12 constitute a circular sleeve, the inner faces thereof describing arcs of approximetely 250 and 110, respectively. I

The Webs 7 and 8 of the sections have ceinciding fiat faces 13 and i i, respectively, which are inciined at it suitable angle, as 28, to the vertical axis of the hanger constituted by seid sections, said feces iying substantislly in a plane connecting the ends of the arcs described by the inner faces of the segments, as shown,

Eccii of the icngitudinei meeting, or terini edges of the sections is curved ist'eron e compound curve term a tongs The jaws of adjoining termi-nai edges,

and i6 oi segments 9 and s -U I l v fitting respectiveiy in the grooves 17 one ice the yaws on to of the segments L?) are arranged w interlock, fit r tivciy 1n the grooves and 22.

cable 4 and messenger wire 3 being 1 posed in verticci ciinement at the pi. "oer distance apart, the sections 1 and 2 ere eppiied to cggocsite sides thereof ted points and are then joined adinai siiding movement, said secti iieid in substentieiiy the reiative 'pc i tiers shown in iso that the various may enter ens siide in tneir respective grooves,

or interlocking the sections in adjusted rei- Ticn against chance siiding movement, r icy of recesses or seats and c cof corregcnding' tongues are proon said sections, said being ,ed to receive said tongues, {)ne of eats, es 23 is provided in the segment substantially mictw' the roove therein a cor provid Another sect,

o ovidcd formed tongue 26 provided on the jaw 20 of segment 12. Said tongues 24 and 26 project but slightly from the faces of the jaws, so that they will not seriously interfere with the assembling of the sections, it being necessary inassembling that said tongues slide along the grooves, substantially as shown in Fig. 4, until the sections assume positions wherein said tongues register with the seats provided therefor. When said positions are reached, the sections are released, whereupon, due to the fact that the segment 11 of section 2 alone overlies the messenger wire 3 and that the segment 10 of section 1 underlies the cable 4, said sections are caused to assume the relative positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3. As is obvious, the sections 1 and 2 will permanently be maintained in said relative, or interlocked, positions against chance displacement by reason of the natural tendency of the cable and messenger wire to separate, the former being suspended from the latter by the interposed hanger sections.

Preferably supplementing the hereinbefore mentioned tongues and seats for interlocking the sections is a tongue 27 formed on the face 14 of the web 8 and-a seat 28 provided in the coinciding face 13 of the web 7, said seat being located substantially midway between the lateral edges of said web 7 and adapted to receive said tongue, but being of greater vertical dimension than is required for the reception of said tongue. Leading horizontally from one or both of the lateral edges of the section 1, and communicating with said seat 28 at a point below the level of the upper edge of the latter, is a groove or channel 29, of less vertical dimension, or width, than said seat 28, through which the tongue 27 passes to enter said seat. When the sections assume their normal relative positions, as shown in Figs. 2 and '3, said tongue 27 seats in the upper portion of the seat 28 behind a shoulder 30, clearly shown in Fig. 5.

When it is desired to remove the hanger from the cable. and messenger wire, the section 1 is elevated with respect to section 2 to cause said sections to assume substantially the relative positions shown in Fig. 4,

drawn from their seats, sai

readily disengaged by longitudinal sliding whereupon, the various tondgucs being withsectlons may be movement of one with respectto the other.

In order to prevent creeping movement of the hanger along the cable and messenger wire, shallow spiral grooves or rifles may be iaate segments, and interengaging means formed on said sections whereby the latter are joined together in embracing relation to a cable and messenger wire, said means being interengaged only by longitudinal sliding movement of one section with respect to the other.

2. A cable hanger consisting of two complemental sections of non-flexible material, each section comprising two connected sleeve segments, each segment having its terminal edge shaped to form a portion which is adapted to interlock with the similar portion of an adjacent segment, said portions being adapted to be engaged and disengaged only by relative longitudinal sliding movement of the sections.

3. A cable hanger consisting of two complemental sections, each section comprising two rigidly connected sleeve segments, each segment having a portion adapted to assume interlocking engagement with the similar portion of an adjacent segment, said sections being engaged and disengaged only by relative endwise movement.

,4. A cable hanger consisting of two complemental sections composed of non-flexible material, each section comprising two sleeve segments and an integral connecting web, said webs having inclined faces which coincide between a cable and a messenger wire, and the segments of one section being interlocked with those of the other section in embracing relation to said cable and said messenger wire, said sections being adapted to be carried into and out of interlocking relation only by endwise movement of one section with respect to the other.

5. A cable hanger consisting of two complemental sections, each section comprising two sleeve segments and an integral connecting web, said webs having inclined faces which coincide between a cable and a messenger wire, adjacent segments having their terminal edges curved laterally on a compound curve to form a longitudinal terminal jaw and a rearwardly located groove, the grooves of one section receiving the jaws of the other section whereby said sections are maintained in complementalembracing relation to an interposed cable and a mes senger wire, the introduction ofv said jaws in said grooves being accomplished only by relative endwise movement of said sections.

6, A cable hanger 'consistingof two complemental sections composed oi'non-flexible material, each section comprising two sleeve segments and an integral connecting web, said webs having faces which coincide between a cable and amessenger wire, adjacent segments having their terminal edges curved laterally on a compound curve to form 9. Ion 'tudinal terminal jaw and a rearwardly ocated groove, the news of one section receiving the jaws o the other section whereby said sectionsfare maintained in complemental embracing relatlon to an interposed cable and a messenger w1re,-and

means normally maintaining said members interlocked against relative longitudinal movement. I

7 A cable hanger consisting of two complemental sections composed of'non-flexible material, each section comprising two sleeve segments and an integral connecting web, said webs having faces which coincide bctween a cable and a messenger wire, adjacent segments having their terminal edges curved laterall on a compound curve to form a longitu inal terminal jaw and a rearwardly located groove, the grooves of one section receiving the jaws of the other section whereby said sections are maintained in complemental embracing relation to interposed cable and a messenger wire, and a plurality of interengaging tongues and seats provided in said sections,

8 cable hanger consisting of two com clement l sections adapted to be disposed in i erlociicd relation in embracing engagement with cable a messenger wire,

consisting of sleeve sege an integral connectin member, men having one se nient describing more, and an arc oi less, than sections being reversely disposed the terminal edges of their d to be carried into out of relation by enclwise movement n with respect to the othei' hanger consisting of two com plement sections adapted. to be disposed in interlocked relation in embracing engagement with a cable and a messenger wire, each section consisting of two sleeve segments and sirintegral connecting member, each section having one segment describing an arc of more, and one an arc of less, than i530", I sections being reversely disposed and ha the terminal edges of their seg ments d to form interengaging ja and es whereby said sections are jot together,

16., A cable hanger consisting of two coniplemcntal sections adapted to be disposed in. interlocked relation in embracing engage meat wi h a cable and a messenger wire,

on consisting ct two sleeve segments d an integral connecting member, each section having one segment ilescribing an. o more, and one an arc of less, than ections be i-cversel disposed, segment having its tel. mil edge terally on compound curve form a gitudinal ter 'nal jar: and a rear- Wardly ,cated groove, jaw and groove of one sag cent engagin and jaw, respectively, the opposite sci?- incnl: whereby said sections are unite A came hanger consisting of two complemental sections adapted to be disposed in interlocked relation in embracing engage ment with a cable and a messenger wire each section consisting of two sleeve segments and an integral connecting member, each section having one segment describing an arc of more, and one an arc of less, than 180, said sections being reversely disposed and each segment having its terminal edge curved laterally on a compound curve to form a longitudinal terminal jaw and a roarwardly located groove, the jaws of opposing segments being adapted, when the sections are moved endwise toward each other, to enter the grooves of said segments.

12. A cable hanger consisting of two complernental sections adapted to be disposed in interlocked relation in embracing engagement with a cable and a messenger wire, each section consisting of two sleeve segments and an integral connecting member, each we tion having one segment describing of more, and one an arc of less, than 186, said s ctions being reversely disposed and having the terminal cd s of their meats shaped to form ii crengaging jaws d grooves whereby said sections are joined together, and means autoi'ncti ally interloching said sections against re tire movement ace the sections occs y i A. cable hanger cc plemental sections interlocking relation gsgemcnt with a cable i isting i co nig one sc core, and one ill sections lacing sely disposed t having terminal compound ci ve ial jaw and rearjaw and adjacent groove lg of two C0211: be disposed embraci: senges:

o sleeve the opposite 3 are unite", he

sections h imiger cor i mental sections tions describing an. 100 and lower scgi tion describing an the terminal r 1 .v o c cable manger cm i"ect1 ns adapwlisted position. Y

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joine together, an& means whereby saiol sections, When so joined, are interlocked against chance separation.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WALTER L. COCELL.

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