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US 10,122,157 B1Granted
Panel wire support brackets
AssigneeSticnstac, LLC
InventorWilliam Gary Gintz
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Abstract
A bracket for supporting and protecting wires and cables above an electrical panel within a wall frame. The bracket may further include a legend for labeling and organizing the wires and cables.
Claims17
A panel wire support bracket for supporting a plurality of insulated electrical wires, comprising:
- a preformed end cap including a stud face;
- a preformed support bar formed with a plurality of holes for locating and slidably supporting a plurality of insulated electrical wires each passing through one of the holes, and formed with a front surface, a back surface, and a plurality of guide walls that extend downward from the plurality of holes so that the front surface and the back surface conform to and mate with the preformed end cap and overlap the plurality of guide walls;
- wherein:
- the support bar and the preformed end cap are molded as a single element;
- the end cap may be fastened to a building with the stud face flush against the building.
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A panel wire support bracket for supporting a plurality of insulated electrical wires, comprising:
- a preformed end cap including a stud face;
- a preformed support bar formed with a front surface, a back surface, and a plurality of holes for locating and slidably supporting a plurality of insulated electrical wires each passing through one of the holes, with the support bar and the preformed end cap connected together;
- and
- a plurality of guide walls that extend downward from the plurality of holes so that the front surface and the back surface conform to and mate with the preformed end cap and overlap the plurality of guide walls.
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A panel wire support bracket for supporting a plurality of insulated electrical wires, comprising:
- a preformed end cap including a stud face;
- a preformed support bar formed with a plurality of holes for locating and slidably supporting a plurality of insulated electrical wires each passing through one of the holes, and formed with a front surface, a back surface, and a plurality of top guide walls that extend downward from the plurality of holes so that the front surface and the back surface may conform to and mate with the preformed end cap and overlap the plurality of guide walls;
- wherein:
- the support bar and the preformed end cap are connected together;
- at least one of the plurality of holes is sized to have a long axis defining a length with approximately parallel flat walls, and a short axis perpendicular to the long axis defining a width, with semicircular end walls connecting the flat walls across the width;
- the length of the long axis when measured from distal points of the semicircular end walls is approximately twice the width of the short axis;
- and
- the width is less than 0.28-inches.
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A panel wire support bracket, comprising:
- a preformed end cap defining an end width and a cap vertical centerline between the end width;
- and
- a preformed support bar extending from the end cap;
- wherein:
- the support bar is approximately centered along the vertical centerline;
- the support bar defines a bar width such that there is at least a 2:1 relative difference between the end width and the bar width;
- the support bar and the end cap are connected together by a proximal bar portion so that the support bar is held in place when the end cap is attached to an underlying structure;
- the support bar is formed with a front surface, a back surface, and a plurality of wire passageways;
- and
- a plurality of guide walls extend downward from the plurality of wire passageways so that the front surface and the back surface conform to and mate with the preformed end cap and overlap the plurality of guide walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.