Ladder rack and cable cleat system
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorRodney G. Rouleau
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Abstract
A cable cleat system that secures cables to a ladder rack. The cable cleat system includes a mounting bracket assembly with a bracket body and a floating support bracket slidably mounted to the bracket body. A metal locking tie is positioned between the floating support bracket and the mounting bracket assembly. The mounting bracket assembly is secured to a ladder rung of the ladder rack and the floating support bracket supports the cables secured to the ladder rack. The metal locking tie wraps around the cables supported by the floating support bracket. The floating support bracket and the metal locking tie slide along the bracket body for enabling thermal expansion and contraction of the cables secured to the ladder rack.
Claims9
A cable cleat system for securing cables to a ladder rack, the cable cleat system comprising:
- a mounting bracket assembly having a bracket body;
- and
- a cable cleat slidably mounted to the bracket body, wherein the cable cleat having a base and a cover hingedly attached to the base,
- wherein the base of the cable cleat includes a bottom flat portion with two flanges, each flange includes a slot, wherein the flanges extend downwardly from the base and the slots are aligned with each other;
- and wherein the bracket body is positioned through the aligned slots of the base of the cable cleat for enabling the cable cleat to slide along the bracket body to accommodate expansion and contraction of the cables,
- whereby the mounting bracket assembly is secured to a ladder rung of the ladder rack and the cable cleat confines the cables to secure the cables to the ladder rack.
A cable cleat system for securing cables to a ladder rack, the cable cleat system comprising:
- a mounting bracket assembly having a bracket body;
- and
- a cable cleat slidably mounted to the bracket body, wherein the cable cleat having a base and a cover hingedly attached to the base,
- wherein the base of the cable cleat includes a first end and a second end and the cover of the cable cleat includes a first end and a second end;
- wherein the cable cleat includes a hinge pin pivotally connecting the second end of the base and the first end of the cover;
- and a locking pin locking the second end of the cover to the first end of the base;
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- wherein the first and second ends of the base include flanges with aligned holes and the first and second ends of the cover include flanges with aligned holes;
- wherein the first end of the cover is positioned between the flanges at the second end of the base with the holes in the flanges being aligned to receive the hinge pin;
- and the first end of the base is positioned between the flanges of the second end of the cover with the holes in the flanges being aligned to receive the locking pin;
- whereby the mounting bracket assembly is secured to a ladder rung of the ladder rack and the cable cleat confines the cables to secure the cables to the ladder rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.