FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a cutout cap required to cover the cutout made in worktop surfaces to pass the electrical/data/voice cables and their respective end connectors from top or bottom of the work surface to the other side to facilitate easy and clutter free connectivity of equipments.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

At present, in all the furniture work surfaces a cutout cap is used. The existing cutout cap is consisting of many parts like 1) circular ring for friction fitting with worktop, 2) top cover, 3) rotating flap, 4) spring, 5) washer, 6) self taping screw. The parts top cover, rotating flap, spring, washer, self taping screw are assembled together to make top cover assembly. Top cover assembly needs to be removed and refitted with circular ring to pass the cables through it. This process is tedious and makes it time consuming.

There are chances of loose top cover assembly getting lost or misplaced. Rigid material used does not take care of variation in cut out size, and hard edges of the cover assembly may potentially damage the cables being passed through it.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is a cutout cap as a single part which allows passing of cables and/or pipes and their respective end connectors easily without doing any assembling and dismantling of parts.

Yet another object of the present invention is a unique design of cutout cover used to partially conceal the cutout made for passing of cables and/or pipes through table tops, cabinets, partitions, side and/or back walls.

Still another object of the present invention is a cutout cap which comprises funnel shape flexible material to provide ease of passing cables and/or wires and/or pipes, through an opening in to a flat panel preferably but not limited to table top, cabinet side and/or back walls, partitions, and walls.

STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention provides for a cutout cap comprising a cover (1) with predetermined shape having predetermined number of radial cuts (la) and a gripping ring (2) of predetermined shape configured to secure the cover (1) in a cutout forming a single unit and also provides for a method of manufacturing cutout cap, said method comprising acts of molding a gripping ring (2) using pre-designed mold, and molding cover (1) with molded gripping ring (2) to form a single part cutout cap.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS

Figure 1 shows top view of the cutout cap.

Figure 2 shows bottom view of the cutout cap.

Figure 3 shows side view of the cutout cap.

Figure 4 shows bottom perspective view of the cutout cap.

Figure 5 shows top perspective view of the cutout cap.

Figure 6 shows cross section from centre of the cutout cap.

Figure 7 shows top perspective view of the cutout cap mounted on a table top and a wire is being passed through it.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The primary embodiment of the present invention is a cutout cap comprising a cover (1) with predetermined shape having predetermined number of radial cuts (la) and a gripping ring (2) of predetermined shape configured to secure the cover (1) in a cutout forming a single unit.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention the cover (1) partially conceals the cutout for passing cables, wires and/or pipes, connectors through table tops, cabinets, partitions, side and/or back walls.

In still another embodiment of the present invention the radial cuts (la) are expandable to allow cables, wires and/or pipes, connectors to pass through said radial cuts (la).

In still another embodiment of the present invention the gripping ring (2) is preferably in cylindrical shape which accommodates the cover (1) on top of it.

In still another embodiment of the present invention the cover (1) is preferably funnel shaped.

In still another embodiment of the present invention the cover (1) is made of flexible Soft materials selected from group comprising PVC 6080 and polyurithene 13010.

In still another embodiment of the present invention the gripping ring (2) is made of ABS 300.

In still another embodiment of the present invention the cutout cap in mounted onto cutout opening is made on panel of table top, cabinet side and/or back walls, partitions and walls.

Another important embodiment of the present invention provides for a method of manufacturing cutout cap, said method comprising acts of molding a gripping ring (2) using pre-designed mold, and molding cover (1) with molded gripping ring (2) to form a single part cutout cap.

With the aim of providing solution to the problems described in the background of the invention, the invention proposes the cutout cap being a single part which allows passing the electrical/data/voice cables/Pipes and their respective end connectors easily without doing any assembling and dismantling of parts as shown in Figures 4 and 5.

The flexible cover (1) which is being soft in nature does not damage cables and their end connectors passing through it (as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3). Once the cables/pipes and end connectors are passed though and connected for use, the flexible cover (1) expands itself to block the cutout with cables/pipes still passing through.

The present invention relates to a unique design of cutout cover (1) used to partially conceal the cutout made for passing of cables, pipes, etc through table tops, cabinets, partitions, etc.

The cutout cap required to cover the cutout made in work surfaces to pass the electrical/data/voice cables and their respective end connectors from top or bottom of the work surface to the other side to facilitate easy and clutter free connectivity of equipments. The cutout cap consists of flexible cover (1) with unique shape and radial cuts (la) to allow the cables/pipes and their respective connectors to pass through and a gripping ring (2) to firmly secure the flexible part in the work surface cutout.

The gripping ring (2) is molded first, which is hard and non flexible. The flexible cover (1) is molded with the gripping ring (2) to form a single part (as shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6). This reduces number of components required to achieve the same task and there are no chances of any parts getting lost / misplaced in use. Both the parts are however molded together to create it as a single part. The uniqueness lies in the fact that this cutout cap with no moving parts is able to take care of passing many wires/pipes and end connectors and still keeps the opening closed once the end connectors are passed through and plugged in without other manual intervention (as shown in Figure 7).

The invention has been described in connection with its preferred embodiments. However, it is not limited thereto. Changes, variations and modifications to the basic design may be made without departing from the inventive concepts in this invention. In addition, these changes, variations and modifications would be obvious to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the foregoing teachings. All such changes, variations and modifications are intended to be within the scope of this invention. The technology of the instant Application explained with the examples should not be construed to limit the scope of the invention.

We claim:

1. A cutout cap comprising:

a. a cover (1) with predetermined shape having predetermined number of radial cuts (1a) and

b. a gripping ring (2) of predetermined shape configured to secure the cover (1) in a cutout forming a single unit.

2. The cutout cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover (1) partially conceals the cutout for passing cables, wires and/or pipes, connectors through table tops, cabinets, partitions, side and/or back walls.

3. The cutout cap as claimed in claims 1 and 2, wherein the radial cuts (la) are expandable to allow cables, wires and/or pipes, connectors to pass through said radial cuts (la).

4. The cutout cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gripping ring (2) is preferably in cylindrical shape which accommodates the cover (1) on top of it.

5. The cutout cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover (1) is preferably funnel shaped.

6. The cutout cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover (1) is made of materials selected from a group comprising PVC 6080 and ployurithene 13010.

7. The cutout cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gripping ring (2) is made of ABS 300.

8. The cutout cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cutout cap in mounted onto cutout opening made on panel of table top, cabinet side and/or back walls, partitions and walls.

9. A method of manufacturing cutout cap, said method comprising acts of;

a. molding a gripping ring (2) using pre-designed mold, and

b. molding cover (1) with molded gripping ring (2) to form a single part cutout cap.

10. A cutout cap and method of manufacturing a cutout cap is substantially as herein above described with reference to the accompanying drawings.