WO2012089208A2

WO2012089208A2 - Holding system

Info

Publication number: WO2012089208A2
Application number: PCT/DK2011/000158
Authority: WO
Inventors: Michael Bruus JENSEN
Original assignee: Dommerby Stàl A/S
Priority date: 2010-12-30
Filing date: 2011-12-30
Publication date: 2012-07-05
Also published as: WO2012089208A3

Abstract

A holding system (38) comprising at least one cable holding device (1, 20) configured to hold at least one cable (36), which cable holding device (1, 20) comprises a channel (24) adapted to receive a cable (36), where the channel (24) has an essentially circular arced bending (52) and comprises a channel wall (25) made of a flexible material (7, 9) comprising a slit (26). The cable holding device (1, 20) comprises at least one through going hole (11, 27) configured to receive fastening means for attachment of the cable holding device (1, 20). The cable holding device (1, 20) comprises at least one attachment member (12, 12', 12") configured to be attached to a connection member (14) by a press fit attachment.

Description

Holding System

Description

Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a holding system for cables and cords. The invention more particularly relates to

Background of the Invention

Electrical and optical fibre cables are used in various applications such as phones, computers, computer screens and telecommunication stations, by way of example. Many electrical devices require connection with several cables that typically are kept in place by using a holding device.

There exist several different types of holding devices for cords and cables. One example of a holding device is described in GB 2145393 A, that discloses a cable reel having a hub configured for receiving cable wound circumferentially on the hub. The hub is equipped with a pair of radially extending opposed annular flanges and the hub and the flanges define a channel for receiving a cable. Each flange is provided with a lip member extending at an angle from the flange towards the other lip member. The lip member is configured to prevent a cable wound on the hub from moving out of the channel.

In many situations cables have to be arranged in a complex manner and a holding device of the type describe in GB 2145393 A is not cable of accommodating these requirements.

Most often it would be desirable to have a holding device that is compact and provides more freedom to design different cable arrangements. Therefore, there is need for a holding system that is adjustable and compact and offers both optimum storage conditions and facilitates the mounting of cables. Object of the Invention

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a holding system that is adjustable and compact and offers both optimum storage conditions and facilitate mounting of cables with large design freedom.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide holding system that is modular.

It is further an object of the present invention to provide a holding system that can be arranged both in series and in parallel.

Summary of the Invention

The object of the present invention can be achieved by a hold- ing system having the features defined in claim 1. Preferred embodiments are defined in the dependant sub claims and explained in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The holding system according to the invention is a system comprising at least one cable holding device configured to hold at least one cable, which cable holding device comprises a channel adapted to receive a cable, where the channel has an essentially circular arced bending and comprises a channel wall made of a flexible material comprising a slit. The cable holding device comprises at least one through-going hole configured to receive fastening means for attachment of the cable holding device. The cable holding device comprises at least one at- tachment member configured to me attached to a connection member by a press fit attachment.

The holding system can be adjusted by arranging the connection member(s) in different configurations. By way of example, it is possible to connect several cable holding devices two by two by using connection members. It is possible to achieve a very compact configuration that furthermore offers both optimum storage conditions and facilitate mounting of cables with large design freedom. Besides, a modular holding system capable of being arranged both in series and in parallel can be achieved.

The cable can be any type of cables (including cords or wires) e.g. electric power cable or optical fibre cables.

The essentially circular arced bending may be a section of an ellipse or another arced bending having an almost circular shape. The through-going hole may be a bore having a cylindrical geometry or any other geometry allowing for receiving fastening means. The fastening means may be any suitable fastening means e.g. a screw for securing the cable holding device to another cable holding device, a rack, a plate or the like. The attachment member may have any geometry that is suitable for being used in a press fit attachment. The geometry may be box-shaped, have a triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal or octagonal cross-section.

The connection member is, preferably provided with a geometry that corresponds to the geometry of the attachment member so that the connection member is configured to be attached to a connection member by a press fit attachment.

It is preferred that the holding device comprises a central portion connecting a first plate-like member and a second platelike member arranged substantially parallel and having a first edge and a second edge, where a first part of a flexible materi- al extends from at least a part of the first edge of the first plate-like member and where a second part of the flexible material extends from at least a part of the second edge of the second plate-like member in such a manner that the first and second part of flexible material are joining to form a bridge-like part of flexible material between the first edge of the first plate-like member and the second edge of the second plate-like member.

This holding device having these features is reliable and robust and can be made very compact.

It may be an advantage that the thickness Ti of the holding device at the area of at least one attachment member is less than the thickness T₂ of the holding device between the first edge and the second edge. In this way it is possible to keep the holding device very thin. The thickest part of the t the holding device is, preferably, between the first edge and the second edge defining the channel configured to receive a cable. In order to achieve a very compact holding device it is preferred that Ti is less than three quarters of T₂ and it is particular preferred that Ti is less than two thirds of T₂.

It is preferred that the holding device is made of two basically identical parts that are hold together by one or more press fit connections. Hereby the production cost may be reduced and further the number of parts may be minimized. When a holding device is damaged, it will be possible to replace just the part that is damaged.

It may be beneficial that the attachment member is formed as a box and that a through-going hole extends through the attachment member. A box-shaped attachment member is highly suitable of being used as a press fit attachment. The box has preferably a rectangular cross-section.

It is preferred that the connection member is a pipe member configured to be mechanically secured to and hereby interconnect two holding devices, where the pipe member has a through-going bore and a recess configured to receive an attachment member shaped as a box. Such connection member allows for a quick and easy attachment and at the same tome the bore in the connection member may be used for receiving a screw for attachment to a rack, a wall or another object. It may be an advantage that the holding system comprises a holding device configured to receive a cable extending parallel to a first axis when entering the holding device in a first end of the holding device and where the holding device is configured to receive the same cable extending basically parallel to a second axis being perpendicular to the first axis when entering the holding device in a second end of the holding device.

Hereby the holding device may be used to arrange cables in a great variety of configurations. It is possible to apply several holding devices and hereby open up for even more configurations that not are achievable by the known cable holding devices. Moreover the holding device according to the invention provides an alternative that is compact compared to the existing holding devices.

The first axis and the second axis may not necessarily be perpendicular to one another. In principle the angle between the first axis and the second axis may be less than or more than 90 degrees, it is however often an advantage to arrange cables in a way so that the angle between the first axis and the second axis is about 90 degrees.

It is preferred that the holding system comprises an essentially plate-shaped base member configured to be attached to the connection member and that the base member comprises an attachment member formed as a box is provided with a through-going hole. The base member makes it possible to attach the holding device to a rack, a wall or another object in an easy and fast manner. It is preferred that the base member has an aperture for receiving fastening means. Hereby the base member may easily be connected to an outer structure (e.g. a plane wall, a rack or the like).

It is preferred that the attachment member of the base member corresponds to the attachment member of the holding device.

It may be an advantage that the holding system comprises a holding device being shaped basically as a quarter of a circle (a quadrant) and having a circular arced bending of about 90 degrees.

A holding device of this configuration can be used a unit block that can be used to compose greater units (of two or more blocks). It is, possible to create a storage device for storing a cable winded on the storage device, by assembling four identi- cal holding devices of this configuration, by way of example.

It is preferred that the holding device comprising three attachment members provided on the first plate-like member or on the second plate-like member.

Thus, in one aspect the present invention relates to a holding system that may be used as a storage and dispensing system for cables comprising at least one cable holding device having a central portion connecting a first and a second plate-like mem- ber, where the first and the second plate-like member are sub- stantially parallel and having edges wherein a first part of a flexible material extends from at least a part of the edge of the first plate-like member and second part of the flexible material extends from at least a part of the edge of the second plate- like member in such a manner that the first and second part of flexible material are joining to form a bridge-like part of flexible material between the edge of the first plate-like member and the edge of the second plate-like member. The system according to the invention is suitable for use with almost any kind of cables, however, the system is particular suitable for optical or fibre cables.

The system comprises a cable holding device which may func- tion very similar to a cable spool, but providing better properties, where the first and second plate-like members and the central portion together form a cavity around the central portion allowing cables to be reeled around the central portion between the first and second plate-like member. This is due to the fact that the first and second plate-like members have a larger extension than the extension of the central portion. In this manner the first and second plate-like members function like the end pieces in a cable spool. The cable holding device may serve as storage for cables and the capacity of the cable holding device can be determined by the size of the central portion and the first and second plate-like member.

According to the invention at least a part of the edges of the first and second plate-like members comprises parts of flexible material, e.g. natural or synthetic rubber. The edges are adapted with the flexible material so a first part of a flexible material extends from at least a part of the edge of the first plate-like member and second part of the flexible material extends from at least a part of the edge of the second plate-like member, and the two parts of flexible material extends towards each other in such a manner that the first and second part of flexible material are joining to form a bridge-like part of flexible material between the edge of the first plate-like member and the edge of the second plate-like member. In this way the flex- ible material "close" at least a part or the cavity formed between the first and second plate-like members and forms a channel that can receive and hold a cable. The cable can be pressed into the channel where the two parts of flexible material meet and form the joining.

Preferably the joining of the first and second part of the flexible material forms a slit in the flexible material which is substantially parallel with the first and a second plate-like member. In this manner a cable can easy be pressed into or removed from the cavity formed by the plate-like members and the central portion. In a further preferred embodiment only a part of the edges of the plate-members comprises flexible material. Consequently, this embodiment provides openings in the channel though which the cable can run.

The plate-like members are substantially flat, however, the plate-like members may be equipped with one or more cutouts, recesses or the like if desired. The plate-like members and the central portion are preferably made from the same ma- terial, such as metal, e.g. steel or aluminium, or plastic, e.g. polyethylene or ABS. The plate-like members may have any suitable shape, e.g. a circular, oval or elliptic shape.

Although there are no particular demands to the shape of the central portion it is preferred that central portion is substantially cylindrical. This is due to the fact that a cylindrical shape facilitates reeling of cable. However, if desired the central portion may have any other suitable shape, but shapes with sharp bends should be avoided. Moreover, the central portion may be fixed in respect of the first and second plate- 1 ike members or it may be adapted to rotate in respect of the first and second plate-like members.

The holding system according to the invention also comprises a guiding device for cables, which guiding device comprises a channel to receive a cable and the channel has a bending, wherein said bending has a shape corresponding to a part of a circle and where a least a part of the channel wall is of flexible material comprising a slit. The slit in the flexible material is formed in such a way that a cable can be pressed through the slit into the channel after which the guiding device can guide the cable in a desired direction while avoiding sharp bends.

The guiding device can be constructed in a manner correspond- ing to the cable holding device i.e. a portion connecting two plate-like members, thereby forming a cavity to receive a cable. The cavity is closed by use of a flexible material, which is equipped with a slit allowing the cable to enter the channel through the slit. The plate-like members may have the shape of quarter circles and corresponding to this the portion connecting them may have the shape of a quarter of a cylinder.

In a preferred embodiment of the storage and dispensing sys- tern according to the invention the cable holding device and/or the guiding device comprises attachment means. The attachment means may simply be holes to receive bolts or screws. Alternatively it may be hooks, clamps, Velcro or other suitable devices.

According to the storage and dispensing system two or more cable holding devices can be applied simultaneously. In a similar manner two or more guiding devices can be applied. A cable may run from a cable holding device through one or more guid- ing devices, which may change the direction of the cable.

The present invention also relates to a cable holding device suitable for use in the system described above, where the cable holding device having a central portion connecting a first and a second plate-like member, and the first and second plate-like member being substantially parallel and having edges from which a first part of a flexible material extends from at least a part of the edge of the first plate-like member and second part of the flexible material extends from at least a part of the edge of the second plate-like member in such a manner that the first and second part of flexible material are joining and forming a slit in the flexible material between the edge of the first platelike member and the edge of the second plate-like member. The first and second plate-like member and the central portion together form a cavity that can receive a cable. Thus the cable holding device can be used for holding and storing cables, which can easily be reeled onto the cable holding device due to the flexible material comprising the slit.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a holding device formed as a guiding device for cables suitable for use in the system described above, where the guiding device comprises a channel to receive a cable which channel has a bending, wherein said bending has a shape corresponding to a part of a circle and where a least a part of the channel wall is made from a flexible material which comprises a slit allowing passage of a cable into or out from the channel.

The guiding device is suitable for changing the direction of a cable in a soft and gentle manner avoiding sharp bends that may cause damage to the cable. As it can be understood the cable holding device and the cable guiding device according to the invention may be used in conjunction to hold and guide a cable to a desired location.

Description of the Drawing

The invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given herein below. The accompanying drawings are given by way of illustration only, and thus, they are not limitative of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 shows an illustration of the cable holding device according to the invention;

Fig. 2 shows a cut through the cable holding device of figure

1 along the line AA;

Fig. 3 shows schematically depiction of a guiding device according to the invention;

Fig. 4 shows a cut through the guiding device of figure 3 along the plane indicated by line AA;

Fig. 5 illustrates the principle in mounting a cable in the ca- ble holding device or the guiding device;

Fig. 6 is a photo of a cable holding device and cable guiding device according to the invention mounted on a rack;

Fig. 7 is a photo of an embodiment of the storage and disposing system according to the invention.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic drawing of different configurations of holding systems according to the invention;

Fig. 9 shows a perspective view of another holding system according to the invention and

Fig. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of a configuration of a holding system according to the invention.

Detailed Description of the Invention

Referring now in detail to the drawings for the purpose of illus trating preferred embodiments of the present invention, schematic view of a cable holding device 1 according to the in vention is illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 shows a cable holding device 1 according to the invention. The cable holding device 1 comprises a central portion 2 which connect a first plate-like member 3 with a second plate- like member 4. Together the central portion 2 and the first plate-like member 3 and the second plate-like member 4 form a cavity 5 suitable for receiving a cable 36. The first plate-like member 3 comprises an edge 6 from which a part of a flexible material 7 extends. Similarly the second plate-like member 4 comprises and edge 8 from which a flexible material 9 extends. Together the flexible parts 7 and 9 form a bridge-like part covering a part of the cavity 5. At the loca- tion 10 where the flexible parts 7 and 9 are joining a slit 10 is formed. The slit 10 allows a cable to pass in and out of the cavity through the flexible material 7 and 9.

The cable holding device 1 is further equipped with holes 11 to allow the cable holding device to be fastened with bolts to a wall, rack, pillar or the like. The central portion 2 and the platelike members 3 and 4 are made from a plastic material and the flexible material of the parts 7 and 9 is rubber. The parts are assembled by gluing. Although gluing has been used in this embodiment, it is also possible to fasten the parts to each other by use of other means, such as screws or bolt. The flexible material may also be attached to the first and second plate-like members by means of grooves in the first and second plate-like member.

Fig. 2 shows a cut through the cable holding device 1 in which the central portion 2 connecting the first plate-like member 3 with the second plate-like member 4 is seen. The holes 11 in the central portion are also seen. The cavity 5 for receiving a cable is also visible. Furthermore, the flexible parts 7 and 9 with the slit 10 can be seen. The flexible parts 7 and 9 extend from the edges 6 and 8 of the first plate-like member 3 and the second plate-like member 4, respectively. Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of a guiding device 20 for guiding cables according to the present invention. The guiding device 20 is a holding device that comprises a portion 21 connecting a first plate-like member 22 and a second plate-like member 23. Together the portion 21, the first plate-like member 22 and the second plate-like member 23 creates a cavity 24 suitable for housing a cable.

As it can be seen the cavity 24 defines a channel in the guiding device 20 and a part 25 of the channel wall is made from flexi- ble material comprising a slit 26. The slit 26 in the flexible wall part 25 allows easy access for a cable in and out of the cavity 24 in the guiding device 20. Thus, the cavity 24 may serve to guide a cable with a soft circular bend in a desired direction. The guiding device 20 comprises a hole 27 for fastening the guiding device 20 to a wall, rack, pillar or the like with a bolt or screw. The portion 21 and the plate-like members 22 and 23 are made from a plastic material and the flexible material of the wall part 25 is rubber. The parts are assembled by gluing. Similar to the cable holding device described above other means for assemble the guiding device are equally suitable.

Fig. 4 is a cut through the guiding device 20 showing the portion 21 with the hole 27 for a bolt or screw and the wall part 25 which defines a channel 25 with a circular bend. This circular bend provides a very gentle guiding of a cable into a desired direction. Thus, a sharp bend that may damage the cable is avoided. Fig. 5 shows the principle of how to mount a cable 36 in a cable holding device or guiding device according to the invention.

Both the cable holding device and the guiding device comprise a portion 30 connecting a first plate-like member 31 with a se- cond plate-like member 32 to form a cavity 33. A wall part 34 of the cavity is made from flexible material such as natural or synthetic rubber which comprises a longitudinal slit 35 which allows a cable 36 to enter the cavity 33. In Fig. 5A the cable 36 is outside the cavity 33 in front of the wall part 34. Next, in Fig. 5B the cable 36 is about to enter the cavity 33 via the slit 35 in the flexible wall part 34. The cable 36 is pressed towards the flexible wall part 34 which flexes and bends and causes the slit 35 to open and allowing access to the cavity 33 for the cable 36.

In Fig. 5C the cable 36 is located in the cavity 33 and the slit 35 in the flexible wall part 34 is closed. In this situation there is good control of the cable 36 as it is enclosed in the cavity 33. Naturally, it is possible to place more the one cable in the cavity. It is also clear that the cable can be removed from the cavity by performing a procedure opposite to the above described.

Fig. 6 is a photo of a cable holding device 40 and a cable guid- ing device 41 mounted on a rack 42. A cable 43 is reeled up on the cable holding device 40 and runs through the guiding device 41.

Fig.7 shows a photo of an embodiment of the storage and dis- posing system according to the invention. In this particular embodiment four cable holding devices 50 are mounted with four guiding devices 51 on a support 53. Such a device may e.g. be used for cabling with four different types of cables. Consequently, the present invention provides a storage and dispensing system comprising a cable holding device and optional a guiding device for cables, where the cable holding device and the guiding device each comprises at least one channel to receive a cable and a least a part of the channel wall is of flexible material comprising a slit which allows a cable to enter the channel.

In this manner the invention provides a highly useful system for storing cables and guiding device which is very suitable for guiding the stored cable to a desired place for use.

Fig.8A illustrates a top view of two holding devices formed as guiding devices 20, 20' according to the invention. The guiding devices 20, 20' are arranged with a distance Di from each oth- er and a cable 36 is being guided by using both the first guiding device 20 and the second guiding device 20'. The guiding devices 20, 20' are identical and each of them comprises three attachment member s 12, 12', 12" of a box-shaped geometry. Each of the attachment members are provided with a through- going hole 27, 27', 27" that may be used to fasten the guiding device to a rack as illustrated in Fig. 7.

Fig. 8B illustrates a side view of the guiding devices 20, 20' shown in Fig.8A. It can be seen that the guiding devices 20, 20' comprise a first plate-like member 22 fixed to a second platelike member 23. The wall parts 34 and the distal end of the plate-like members 22, 23 define a channel 24 that has received a cable 36 that may have been introduced to the chan- nel 24 through the slit 35.

Fig. 8C illustrates two guiding devices 20 that are mechanically connected to each other by a pipe member 14 attached to attachment members 12 of both guiding devices 20. The pipe member is a connection member with a through-going bore 56 through which a screw or another fastening means can be inserted.

Fig. 8D illustrates a top view of two holding devices formed as guiding devices 20, 20' according to the invention. The guiding devices 20, 20' are arranged with a distance D₂ from each other. The distance D₂ is about twice as large as the distance Di between the guiding devices 20, 20' shown in Fig. 8A. The guiding devices 20, 20' according to the invention make it possible to select the distance D₂ between the guiding devices 20, 20' as desired. This is a huge advantage and makes the holding system according to the invention flexible. Fig. 9 illustrates a perspective view of a holding system according to the invention. The holding system illustrated in Fig. 9 comprises three guiding devices 20, 20', 20". The first guiding device 20 is arranged in a way so that a first cable 36 extends parallel to a first axis Y, when entering the first end 58 of the guiding device 20. The first cable 36 extends parallel to a second axis X, when entering the second end 60 of the guiding device 20. The guiding device 20 comprises three box-shaped attachment members 12, 12', 12" provided with through-going holes 27, 27', 27". The first cable 36 is further guided by a second guiding device 20' that is arranged in a plane that is perpendicular the plane that the first guiding device 20 is arranged in (this plane is spanned by the X axis and the Y axis). Accordingly, the second guiding device 20' is arranged in a plane spanned by the second axis X and a third axis Z being perpendicular to both the first axis y and the second axis X. The second guiding device 20' is connected to a first pipe shaped connection member 14 that is attached to one of the attachment members 12 of the second guiding device 20'. The first connection member 14 extend parallel to the first axis Y and is secured to a plate-shaped base member 16 having an aperture 18 configured to receiving fastening means.

The second guiding device 20' comprises a first plate-like member 22 attached to a second plate-like member 23 and the cable 36 is received by a channel 24 encircled by the distal part of the first plate-like member 22 and the second plate-like member 23 as well as the flexible wall parts 34.

Next and parallel to the second guiding device 20' is arranged a third guiding device 20" that guides a second cable 36'. The third guiding device 20" is connected to a second pipe-shaped connection device 14' configured to be attached to a box- shaped attachment member 12 of the second guiding device 20'.

It can be seen that the holding system according to the invention provides the user of the system with huge freedom to design and arrange cable configurations. Moreover the holding devices (guiding devices) 20, 20', 20" can be arranged easy and quickly in a very compact way.

Fig. 10A illustrates a cross-sectional view of a configuration of a holding system according to the invention. The holding system comprises holding devices 20, 1, 1' having box-shaped at- tachment members 12, 12' that are provided with through- going holes 27, 27'. The guiding device 20 is attached to a first holding device 1 by means of a first pipe-shaped connection member 14 and the first holding device 1 is further attached to a second holding device l'l by means of a second pipe-shaped connection member 14' that is longer than the first connection member 14.

The second holding device 1' is connected to a base member 16 having an aperture 18 for attachment to a wall, a rack or another object. The second holding device 1' is connected to the base member 16 by means of a third pipe-shaped connection member 14" equipped with a through-going bore 56.

It can be seen from Fig. 10A that the thickness Ti of the hold- ing device 1 at the area of the attachment member 12 is less than the thickness T₂ of the holding device 1 between the first edge 6 and the second edge 8 of the second holing device 1.

Fig. 10B illustrates a cross-sectional view of a pipe-shaped connection member 14. The pipe-shaped connection member 14 has a through-going bore 56 and in each end a recess 54 is provided. The recesses 54 are configured to receive the attachment member 12, 12' shown in Fig. 10A. Above only a few embodiments of the invention have been described, however, it can easily be envisaged that several other embodiments are possible within the scope of the invention as defined in the claims. It will e.g. be possible to have embodiments where the portion part and

List of reference numerals

1, i' Cable holding device

2 Central portion

3 First plate-like member

4 Second plate-like member

5 Cavity

6 Edge

7 Flexible material

8 Edge

9 Flexible material

10 Slit

11 Hole

12, 12', 12" - Attachment member

14, 14', 14' - Connection member

16 Base member

18 Aperture

20, 20', 20" - Guiding device

21 Portion

22 First plate-like member

23 Second plate-like member

24 Channel

25 Wall part (channel wall)

26 Slit

27, 27', 27" - Hole

28 Protrusion

30 Portion

31 First plate-like member

32 Second plate-like member 33 Cavity

34 Wall part

35 Slit

36, 36' Cable

38 Holding system

40 Cable holding device

41 Guide device

42 Rack

43 Cable

50 Cable holding device

51 Guiding device

52 Bending

53 Support

Di, D₂ Distance

Ti, T₂ Thickness

54 Recess

56 Bore

58 First end

60 Second end

20

Claims

1. A holding system (38) comprising at least one cable holding device (1, 20) configured to hold at least one cable (36), which cable holding device (1, 20) comprises a channel (24) adapted to receive a cable (36), where the channel (24) has an essentially circular arced bending (52) and comprises a channel wall (25) made of a flexible material (7, 9) comprising a slit (26) characterised in that the cable holding device (1, 20) com- prises at least one through going hole (11, 27) configured to receive fastening means for attachment of the cable holding device (1, 20) and that the cable holding device (1, 20) comprises at least one attachment member (12, 12', 12") configured to be attached to a connection member (14) by a press fit attachment.

2. A holding system (38) according to claim 1 characterised in that the holding device (1, 20) comprises a central portion (2) connecting a first plate-like member (3, 22) and a second plate-like member (4, 23) arranged substantially parallel and having a first edge (6) and a second edge (8), where a first part (7) of a flexible material extends from at least a part of the first edge (6) of the first plate-like member (3) and where a second part (9) of the flexible material extends from at least a part of the second edge (8) of the second plate-like member (4) in such a manner that the first (7) and second (9) part of flexible material are joining to form a bridge-like part of flexible material between the first edge (6) of the first plate-like mem- ber (3) and the second edge (8) of the second plate-like member (4).

3. A holding system (38) according to claim 1 or claim 2 char- acterised in that the thickness (Ti) of the holding device (1,

20) at the area of at least one attachment member (12, 12', 12") is less than the thickness (T₂) of the holding device (1, 2).

4. A holding system (38) according to_, one of the preceding claims characterised in that the holding device (1, 20) is made of two basically identical parts that are hold together by one or more press fit connections.

5. A holding system (38) according to one of the preceding claims characterised in that the attachment member (12, 12',

12") is formed as a box and that a through-going hole (27, 27', 27") extends through the attachment member (12, 12', 12").

6. A holding system (38) according to claim 5 characterised in that the connection member (14) is a pipe member (14) configured to be mechanically secured to and hereby interconnect two holding devices (1, 20), where the pipe member (14) has a through-going bore (56) and a recess (54) configured to receive an attachment member (12, 12', 12") shaped as a box.

7. A holding system (38) according to one of the preceding claims characterised in that the holding system (38) comprises a holding device (1, 20) configured to receive a cable (36) extending parallel to a first axis (Y) when entering the holding device (1, 20) in a first end (58) of the holding device (1, 20) and where the holding device (1, 20) is configured to receive the same cable (36) extending basically parallel to a second axis (Z) being perpendicular to the first axis (X) when entering the holding device (1, 20) in a second end (60) of the holding device (1, 20).

8. A holding system (38) according to one of the preceding claims characterised in that the holding system (38) comprises a essentially plate-shaped base member (16) configured to be attached to the connection member (14) and that the base member (16) comprises an attachment member (12, 12', 12") formed as a box is provided with a through-going hole (27, 27', 27").

9. A holding system (38) according to claim one of the preceding claims characterised in that the holding system (38) comprises a holding device (20) being shaped basically as a quarter of a circle and having a circular arced bending (52) of about 90 degrees.

10. A holding system (38) according to claim 9 characterised in that the holding device (20) comprising three attachment members (12, 12', 12") provided on the first plate-like member (3, 22) or on the second plate-like member (4, 23).