Track engaging cable hanger and method
AssigneeAirwall Hangers Corporation
InventorJames W. Priola
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Abstract
A barrier plate for supporting a cable within the internal channel of a ceiling mounted track having a pair of inwardly projecting parallel rails separated by a bottom slot. The barrier plate can be inserted completely into the internal channel and manipulated using a fingerhole through the plate to block downward movement of the cable through the slot. The plate can have radial disuniformities to frictionally bear against the pad of a user's finger to allow greater control of the plate orientation while engaged in the track channel.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising a track, a length of cable, and a barrier;
- wherein said track comprises a pair of rails that are spaced apart to form a slot having a given slot width that separates said rails;
- wherein said barrier straddles said rails, thereby blocking a portion of said slot;
- and,
- wherein a portion of said cable rests atop said barrier, thereby prevented by said barrier from passing into said slot;
- wherein said barrier comprises:
- a plate having a top surface and a bottom surface separated by a thickness;
- wherein said plate has at least one fingerhole that extends through said plate from said top surface to said bottom surface.
A barrier for resting atop a pair of rails projecting inwardly from a pair of sidewalls in a ceiling mounted track thereby forming a slot of a given width, said barrier comprises;
- a plate having top and bottom surfaces separated by a thickness;
- said plate having a length dimension greater than said given slot width;
- wherein said plate has at least one fingerhole that extends through said plate from said top surface to said bottom surface;
- and,
- wherein said at least one fingerhole has a radial disuniformity.
A method for suspending a cable within an inner channel of a suspended track having a bottom slot of a given width, said method comprises:
- selecting a barrier plate having a width dimension greater than said given width and at least one fingerhole;
- engaging said at least one fingerhole by the finger of a user;
- angling said plate with respect to said rails;
- inserting a first edge of said plate through said slot over a first one of said rails;
- pushing said plate entirely into said channel;
- sliding a second edge of said plate over a second one of said rails;
- and,
- verifying said cable rests atop said plate by observing said cable through said at least one fingerhole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.