Creager Self-Locking Cleat

Creager Self-locking Cleat.

A simple yet ingenious cleat for electric wiring is shown by the accompanying cut. It is the invention of F. O. Creager, a practical electrician, and is being placed on the market by the Creager & Connard company of Marseilles, Ill. The illustration is almost self-explanatory. The arrows show the direction in which the wire is being drawn. All that is necessary to secure the wire is to draw the line taut as possible or desirable and release it, and the serrated face of the dogs catches it into the curved wall, thereby holding it taut and firm. This cleat will take Nos. 16, 14, 12 and 10, and all intermediate sizes of insulated wire. Larger cleats are made to hold larger wire. The use of this cleat does not require one man to pull and one to fasten, as one man can erect all the cleats necessary for an installation, and then, by reversing the first cleat, or the starting point of line, throw up all wire and simply draw the line up between each cleat, or even two cleats, and let go of it and it is taut and firm. This cleat is made of porcelain throughout, and appears to be a thoroughly practical and useful device.

Creager Self-Locking Cleat.