Cable tray having cover panels
AssigneeCablofil, Inc.
InventorDallas Kellerman
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Abstract
A cable tray cover for a substantially U-shaped cable tray having a base portion and two opposing sidewalls extending upward generally perpendicular to base portion. The cover includes a plurality of interlocking cover panels for covering cable carried by the cable tray, with each cover panel having a top side, with a first end and a second end, with each cover panel configured to extend transverse across the tray. The first end of each cover panel includes a hinge point to allow the second end of the cover panel to rotate and overlap the second end of an adjacent cover panel for use in a radius section of the cable tray. The cover panels may include a hinge slot and a hinge tab, wherein the hinge tab of a cover panel may be placed through the hinge slot of an adjacent cover panel to form the hinge point.
Claims16
A cover (22) for a substantially U-shaped cable tray (12) having a base portion (18) and two opposing sidewalls (20) extending upward generally perpendicular to base portion (18), wherein the cable tray (12) comprises a radius section (32), the cover (22) comprising:
- a plurality of interlocking cover panels (24) for covering the cable tray (12), each cover panel (24) comprising a top side (38), having a first end (26) and a second end (28), with each cover panel (24) configured to extend transverse across the tray (12);
- wherein the first end (26) of each cover panel (24) comprises a hinge tab (64) that extends generally perpendicular to the top side (38) of the cover panel (24) and a hinge slot (60), wherein the hinge tab (64) of a cover panel (24) may be placed through the hinge slot (60) of an adjacent cover panel (24) to form a hinge point to allow the second end (28) of the cover panel (24) to rotate and overlap the second end (28) of an adjacent cover panel (24) for use in the radius section (32) of the cable tray (12).
A cable management system (10) comprising;
- a cable tray (12) for carrying cable U-shaped cable tray (12) having a base portion (18) and two opposing sidewalls (20) extending upward generally perpendicular to base portion (18), wherein the cable tray (12) comprises a radius section (32);
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- a cover (22) comprising a plurality of interlocking cover panels (24) for covering the cable tray (12), each cover panel (24) comprising a top side (38), having a first end (26) and a second end (28), with each cover panel (24) configured to extend transverse across the tray (12);
- wherein the first end (26) of each cover panel (24) comprises a hinge tab (64) that extends generally perpendicular to the top side (38) of the cover panel (24) and a hinge slot (60), wherein the hinge tab (64) of a cover panel (24) may be placed through the hinge slot (60) of an adjacent cover panel (24) to form a hinge point formed adjacent the first end (26) of the panel (24) to allow the second end (28) of the cover panel (24) to rotate and overlap the second end (28) of an adjacent cover panel (24) for use in the radius section (32) of the cable tray (12).
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