Cable assembly retention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION According to the embodiments described herein, a tie wrap assembly is disclosed, for retaining a cable assembly against a chassis.
The tie wrap assembly comprises a tie wrap, for retaining the cable assembly, and a tie wrap base, for connection to the chassis.
The tie wrap includes a shaped engagement member for fittably coupling to an orifice within the tie wrap base.
The tie wrap base is flexible, allowing the engagement member to be repeatedly inserted into and removed from the tie wrap base, as well as being fit through a hole in the chassis.
One or more tie wrap bases are disposed at pre-arranged locations along the chassis.
The tie wrap assembly allows cabling to be consistently routed along the pre-arranged locations, facilitating the consistent placement of cables in mass-produced systems, and allowing the removal and installation in the pre-arranged locations.
In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which show by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced.
However, it is to be understood that other embodiments will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading this disclosure.
For example, reference in the specification and title is made to a cable assembly, which may include devices such as ribbon, coaxial, and port cables, antenna and telephone wires, or other computer-related devices.
However, cable assembly may further include straps, harnesses, or other retention materials, and may be made from materials, such as steel, plastic, rubber, or combinations of materials not described herein.
The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be construed in a limiting sense, as the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims.
In FIG.
1, according to one embodiment, a tie wrap assembly 50 is depicted, including tie wrap 10A and tie wrap 10B (collectively, tie wraps 10), as well as tie wrap base 20A and tie wrap base 20B (collectively, tie wrap bases 20)