Stackable routing clip

{
  "publication_number": "US10215310B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Stackable routing clip",
  "abstract": "A stackable routing clip for installation on machinery using a weld tool. The stackable routing clip has a body and at least one wing section. A weld projection extends from a lower face of the body. Each wing section may extend from the body and include a routing port that receives the insertion of a cable tie used to secure cables to the stackable routing clip. The stackable routing clip is configured so that a plurality of the stackable routing clips may be grouped together to form a stack. The clips may be stacked together in a dispenser that is used to dispense of individual clips when a clip is to be welded by the weld tool to the machinery. The weld tool may melt the weld projection and plunge the clip into the resultant molten metal for a quick and strong weld.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A stackable routing clip that is to be secured to machinery by a weld tool comprising: a body having a first side, a second side, a first end, and a second end, the body having an upper face and a lower face that each extend between the first side and the second side, the body including a weld projection formed in the body that extends from the lower face of the body formed inside of the first side and the second side, the weld projection defining an indentation disposed along the upper face; and a first wing section and a second wing section each having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a routing port, the routing port comprising an inner surface that includes angled surfaces that assist with receiving an insertion of at least one cable tie, the first wing section extending from the first end of the body toward the upper face to form an obtuse angle at the top surface of the first wing section and the upper face at the first end of the body, and the second wing section extending from the second end of the body toward the upper face to form the obtuse angle at the top surface of the second wing section and the upper face at the second end of the body.",
    "2. The stackable routing clip of claim 1, wherein the obtuse angle is approximately a 127 degree angle.",
    "3. The stackable routing clip of claim 1, wherein: a first extension extends from the first side of the body to join the first side to a first portion of an outer side of one of the first wing section or the second wing section, a second extension extends from the second side of the body to join the second side to a second portion of the outer side of the one of the first wing section or the second wing section, a distance between where the first and second extensions extend from first and second sides being equal to a first body width, a distance between where the first and second extensions meet the first and second portions of the outer side being equal to a first wing width, and the first wing width being larger than the first body width.",
    "4. The stackable routing clip of claim 1, wherein the weld projection includes a flux that is configured to facilitate securing the stackable routing clip to the machinery by the weld tool.",
    "5. A plurality of the stackable routing clip of claim 1, wherein the plurality of the stackable routing clip comprises a first stackable routing clip and a second stackable routing clip, and wherein the body, the first wing section, and the second wing section of the first stackable routing clip are stacked against the second stackable routing clip in a dispenser for the weld tool.",
    "6. A stackable routing clip that is to be welded to machinery by a weld tool and which is useable with a cable tie fastener to secure a cable to machinery, the stackable routing clip comprising: a body having an upper face and a lower face, the body including a weld projection that extends from the lower face of the body; and a first wing section and a second wing section each having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a routing port, the routing port configured to receive an insertion of the cable tie fastener, the routing port having an enclosed outer perimeter, the enclosed outer perimeter configured to provide a surface between an outer side of each of the first wing section and the second wing section and the routing port to secure the cable tie fastener to one or both of the first wing section and the second wing section; and wherein a first extension, between the upper face and the lower face of the body, extends from a first side of the body to join the first side to a first portion of the outer side of one of the first wing section or the second wing section, and a second extension, between the upper face and the lower face of the body, extends from a second side of the body to join the second side to a second portion of the outer side of the one of the first wing section or the second wing section, a distance between where the first and second extensions extend from first and second sides being equal to a first body width, a distance between where the first and second extensions meet the first and second portions of the outer side being equal to a first wing width, the first wing width being larger than the first body width.",
    "7. The stackable routing clip of claim 6, wherein the first wing section extends from a first end of the body to form an obtuse angle at the top surface of the first wing section and the upper face at the first end of the body, and the second wing section extends from a second end of the body to form the obtuse angle at the top surface of the second wing section and the upper face at the second end of the body.",
    "8. A plurality of the stackable routing clip of claim 7, wherein the plurality of the stackable routing clip comprises a first stackable routing clip and a second stackable routing clip, and wherein the body, the first wing section, and the second wing section of the first stackable routing clip are stacked against the second stackable routing clip in a dispenser for the weld tool.",
    "9. The stackable routing clip of claim 7, wherein the stackable routing clip is configured such that, when n stackable routing clips are stacked together, a stacked length of the n stackable routing clips is less than a sum of individual lengths of each of the n stackable routing clips, and wherein n is an integer greater than 1.",
    "10. A plurality of the stackable routing clip of claim 7, wherein the plurality of the stackable routing clip comprises a first stackable routing clip and a second stackable routing clip, and wherein the first and the second stackable routing clips are stacked so that at least a portion of the bottom surface of the first wing section and the second wing section of the first stackable routing clip rests upon at least a portion of the top surface of the first wing section and the second wing section of the second stackable routing clip.",
    "11. The stackable routing clip of claim 6, wherein the first wing section and the second wing section are configured to allow the cable tie fastener to be fastened to both of the first wing section and the second wing section and extend above the upper face of the body.",
    "12. The stackable routing clip of claim 11, wherein an inner surface of the routing port includes a ramp that is configured to assist in facilitating with routing of the cable tie fastener through the routing port after the stackable routing clip is welded to the machinery.",
    "13. The stackable routing clip of claim 6, wherein the weld projection defines an indentation disposed along the upper face of the body.",
    "14. The stackable routing clip of claim 13, wherein the weld projection includes a flux material that is configured to facilitate securing the stackable routing clip to the machinery by the weld tool."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "Embodiments of the present invention relate to stackable routing clips. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to routing clips that may be stacked in a dispenser, such as a magazine for a weld tool, and be individually dispensed so as to be position at, and welded to, a target location on machinery.\n\nVarious types of machinery employee mounts that are used to route and/or secure wires, cables, tubes, flexible pipe, hoses, and the like (collectively cables) in or around the machinery, including, for example, construction equipment and service vehicles. In use, the cables may be secured to one or more mounts that are affixed to one or more pieces or components of the machinery. Such mounts generally secure the cables at a desired location and/or in a relatively close proximity to the machinery. Further, such mounts may be used for a number of different purposes, including, for example, preventing the cables from moving or being moved to locations that may interfere with the operation of machinery, and/or to protect the cables and attached components from being entangled and/or pulled on by other machinery or people.\n\nOne type of mount used for construction equipment is an oval shaped or open-ended mount that is formed from thick pieces of wire, such as, for example, 3/16″ diameter wire. Such wires are often carried by workers, such as in bags, that are manipulated into position prior to being mounted to the machinery. When being mounted to machinery, the worker typically needs to use at least one hand to hold the oval-shaped or open-ended mount at a desired location on the machinery.",
  "cpc": [
    "C07D 487/04",
    "A61K 31/551",
    "A61K 45/06",
    "A61P 31/14",
    "C07D 519/00",
    "F16L 3/26"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "F16L 3/26",
    "A61K 31/551",
    "A61K 45/06"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Image Industries Inc"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Blake Hobson"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2016-02-16",
  "publication_date": "2019-02-26",
  "grant_date": "2019-02-26",
  "priority_date": "2011-10-10",
  "application_number": "US-201615044943-A",
  "family_id": "46980962",
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