Right-angle mounting bracket

Claim 2

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising a platform for mounting on a support and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations disposed substantially at right angles to each other, said platform having two intercommunicating passages respectively extending therethrough in different directions respectively disposed substantially normal to the two different orientations for accommodating a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said passages enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said two passages and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 3

The bracket set forth in claim 1, wherein the upper surface of said platform is generally rectangular in shape.

Claim 4

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising a platform for mounting on a support and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having two first openings therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, one of said first openings being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, the other of said first openings cooperating with said one first opening to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, a guide member spaced from said platform and having the ends thereof connected to said platform, said guide member and said platform cooperating to define a second passage for accommodating a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said second passage enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said platform having a second opening therein cooperating with said second passage to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 5

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising a platform for mounting on a support and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having two first openings therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, one of said first openings being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, the other of said first openings cooperating with said one first opening to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, a guide member spaced from said platform and having the ends thereof connected to said platform, said guide member and said platform cooperating to define a second passage for accommodating a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said second passage enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said platform having a second opening therein cooperating with said second passage to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 6

The bracket set forth in claim 3, wherein said guide member is disposed beneath said platform adjacent to the periphery thereof.

Claim 7

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising a platform for mounting on a support and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having two first openings therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, one of said first openings being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, the other of said first openings cooperating with said one first opening to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, a pair of spaced-apart guide members respectively spaced from said platform and having the ends thereof connected to said platform, said guide members respectively cooperating with said platform to define a pair of surrounded second openings for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said second openings cooperating to define a second passage enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said second openings cooperating with each other to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 8

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising a platform for mounting on a support and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having two first openings therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, one of said first openings being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, the other of said first openings cooperating with said one first opening to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, a pair of spaced-apart guide members respectively spaced from said platform and having the ends thereof connected to said platform, said guide members respectively cooperating with said platform to define a pair of surrounded second openings for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said second openings cooperating to define a second passage enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said second openings cooperating with each other to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 9

The bracket set forth in claim 5, wherein said platform and said upper surface thereof are generally rectangular in shape, said guide members being respectively spaced from opposite side edges of said platform.

Claim 10

The bracket set forth in claim 5, wherein said platform and said upper surface thereof are generally rectangular in shape, said guide members being respectively disposed beneath said platform adjacent to the opposite side edges thereof.

Claim 11

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising a platform for mounting on a support and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having a first opening therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said first opening being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said platform having a notch along the periphery thereof extending through the entire thickness thereof, said notch being spaced from said first opening and cooperating therewith to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, a pair of spaced-apart guide members respectively spaced from said platform and having the ends thereof connected to said platform, said guide members respectively cooperating with said platform to define a pair of surrounded second openings for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said second openings cooperating to define a second passage enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associaTed bundle, said second openings cooperating with each other to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 12

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising a platform for mounting on a support and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having a first opening therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said first opening being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said platform having a notch along the periphery thereof extending through the entire thickness thereof, said notch being spaced from said first opening and cooperating therewith to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, a pair of spaced-apart guide members respectively spaced from said platform and having the ends thereof connected to said platform, said guide members respectively cooperating with said platform to define a pair of surrounded second openings for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said second openings cooperating to define a second passage enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associaTed bundle, said second openings cooperating with each other to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 13

The bracket set forth in claim 8, wherein the upper surface of said platform is generally rectangular in shape, said first opening being disposed adjacent to a first edge of said upper surface, said notch being disposed adjacent to a second edge of said upper surface opposite to said first edge, and said second openings being respectively disposed adjacent to the other two edges of said upper surface.

Claim 14

The bracket set forth in claim 8, wherein said first and second passages communicate with the underside of said platform, whereby the associated binder tie passes beneath said platform when the binder tie is received in the operative position thereof in either of said first and second passages.

Claim 15

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising an attachment member for mounting on a support, a platform connected to said attachment member and disposed at an angle thereto and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having a first opening therein at the juncture of said platform and said attachment member for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said first opening being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said platform having a notch along the periphery thereof cooperating with said first opening to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, a pair of spaced-apart guide members respectively spaced from said platform and having the ends thereof connected to said platform, said guide members respectively cooperating with said platform to define a pair of surrounded second openings for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said second openings cooperating to define a second passage enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said second openings cooperating with each other to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 16

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising an attachment member for mounting on a support, a platform connected to said attachment member and disposed at an angle thereto and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having a first opening therein at the juncture of said platform and said attachment member for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said first opening being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said platform having a notch along the periphery thereof cooperating with said first opening to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, a pair of spaced-apart guide members respectively spaced from said platform and having the ends thereof connected to said platform, said guide members respectively cooperating with said platform to define a pair of surrounded second openings for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said second openings cooperating to define a second passage enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said second openings cooperating with each other to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 17

The bracket set forth in claim 11, wherein said first and second passages communicate with the underside of said platform, whereby the associated binder tie passes beneath said platform when the binder tie is received in the operative position thereof in either of said first and second passages.

Claim 18

The bracket set forth in claim 11, wherein the edges of said platform adjacent to said guide members and said first opening are each slanted downwardly and inwardly toward the underside of said platform to facilitate the reception of the associated binder tie into said first and second passages.

Claim 19

The bracket set forth in claim 11, wherein said platform is disposed substantially normal to said attachment member.

Claim 20

The bracket set forth in claim 14, wherein said platform is disposed substantially normal to said attachment member and integral therewith, whereby said bracket has an integral single-piece construction.

Claim 21

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising a platform for mounting on a support and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having a first opening therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said first opening being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said platform having a notch along the periphery thereof extending through the entire thickness thereof, said notch being spaced from said first opening and cooperating therewith to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, said platform having two second openings therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, one of said second openings being surrounded to define a second passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, the other of said second openings cooperating with said one second opening to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.

Claim 22

A bracket for mounting a bundle of wires or the like held together by a binder tie secured therearound, said bracket comprising a platform for mounting on a support and having an upper surface for supporting an associated bundle thereon in either of two different orientations, said platform having a first opening therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, said first opening being surrounded to define a first passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, said platform having a notch along the periphery thereof extending through the entire thickness thereof, said notch being spaced from said first opening and cooperating therewith to orient the associated binder tie in a first direction corresponding to one of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the first direction, said platform having two second openings therein for receiving a binder tie of an associated bundle therethrough, one of said second openings being surrounded to define a second passage through said platform for enclosing and trapping the associated binder tie therein and preventing separation of the binder tie from said platform when the binder tie is secured about the associated bundle, the other of said second openings cooperating with said one second opening to orient the associated binder tie in a second direction corresponding to the other of the two orientations and to retain the binder tie in the second direction, whereby a binder tie disposed in either of said first and second passages and oriented in the corresponding direction and secured around an associated bundle is enclosed and trapped in that passage and retained in that direction and serves to hold the associated bundle in the corresponding orientation on the upper surface of said platform for positively securing the associated bundle to said bracket.