System and method for hanging a cable
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsDevan Shea, Sarah Parsons
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Abstract
A cable hanger includes a first cable support portion, a second cable support portion, and a hanger support portion. The first cable support portion is configured to hold one or more first cables. The second cable support portion is configured to hold one or more second cables. The hanger support portion is configured to retain the first cable support portion and the second cable support portion. The first cable support portion, the second cable support portion, and the hanger support portion are formed from a single piece of material.
Claims10
A method of retaining one or more cables, the method comprising:
- providing a single piece of material;
- forming, from the single piece of material, a hanger support portion;
- forming, from the single piece of material, a first cable support portion including a retainer, the first cable support portion configured to hold one or more first cables;
- forming, from the single piece of material, a second cable support portion configured to hold one or more second cables, and
- securing the retainer to the hanger support portion;
- wherein the single piece of material is formed of at least one selected from a group consisting of a single cable of steel, a single rod of steel, a single cable of galvanized steel, a single rod of galvanized steel, a single cable of zinc plated steel, a single rod of zinc plated steel, a single cable of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coated steel, a single rod of PVC coated steel, a single cable of PVC coated galvanized steel, a single rod of PVC coated galvanized steel, a single cable of powder coated steel, a single rod of powder coated steel, a single cable of powder coated galvanized steel, a single rod of powder coated galvanized steel, a single cable of PVC coated zinc steel, a single rod of PVC coated zinc steel, a single cable of powder coated zinc steel, and a single rod of powder coated zinc steel.
An apparatus for hanging cable, the apparatus comprising:
- a hanging portion;
- a first compartment configured to retain one or more first cables, the first compartment moveable between a lock position and an unlocked position;
- and
- a second compartment configured to retain one or more second cables;
- wherein the hanging portion, the first compartment, and the second compartment are integrally formed as a single piece;
- and
- wherein the first compartment is secured to a portion of the hanging portion in the locked position, and is unsecured to the portion of the hanging portion in the unlocked position;
- wherein the hanging portion, the first compartment, and the second compartment are formed of at least one selected from a group consisting of a single cable of steel, a single rod of steel, a single cable of galvanized steel, a single rod of galvanized steel, a single cable of zinc plated steel, a single rod of zinc plated steel, a single cable of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coated steel, a single rod of PVC coated steel, a single cable of PVC coated galvanized steel, a single rod of PVC coated galvanized steel, a single cable of powder coated steel, a single rod of powder coated steel, a single cable of powder coated galvanized steel, a single rod of powder coated galvanized steel, a single cable of PVC coated zinc steel, a single rod of PVC coated zinc steel, a single cable of powder coated zinc steel, and a single rod of powder coated zinc steel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.