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Abstract

The invention provides a bracket 1 for attaching an electrical cable 6 to a vehicle, the bracket comprising a vehicle attachment portion 11, 31 for attaching the bracket to a vehicle attachment surface of the vehicle, and a cable securing portion 13, 33 for securing the cable to the bracket 1, the cable securing portion 13, 33 comprising a cable abutment portion 4, 8 against the front surface of which the cable 6 can be secured by a cable-tie 7 forming a closed loop around the cable 6 and cable abutment portion 4, 8, and a non-planar rear surface which at least partially defines the path of the closed loop of the cable-tie 7 behind the cable abutment portion 4, 8, the path passing a first region on one side of the non-planar rear surface and a second region on the opposite side of the non-planar rear surface, wherein, in use, the non-planar rear surface directly supports the cable-tie 7 at a third region along the path of the closed loop, the third region being positioned, along the path, between the first and second regions. The invention also provides an aircraft fuel tank comprising a plurality of such brackets 1 and an electrical cable 6, secured to each of the brackets with a cable-tie 7.

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First Claim