Quick access cover for cable tray
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsBret Eilerman, Matthew Thomas Combes
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a cover assembly for a cable tray having a cover and at least one panel. The cover for a cable tray has at least one access opening. The panel aligns with at least one access opening to allow access to the cable tray upon removal of the panel. The panel is selectively secured to the cover using fasteners placed through aligned cover fastener holes and panel fastener holes. The panel has a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges. The top edge of the panel comprises an upward facing lip. The bottom edge of the panel includes a tongue that has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is generally directed in a downward angle, and the second portion is generally directed in an upward angle.
Claims20
A cover assembly for a cable tray comprising:
- a generally planar cover, sized and shaped to close a top portion of a cable tray assembly, wherein the cover defines at least one access opening and;
- at least one panel coupled to the cover and disposed over the access opening of the cover, wherein the at least one panel generally corresponds in size and shape to the at least one access opening, wherein the at least one panel is configured to be selectively movable relative to the cover away from the access opening to allow access to the cable tray through the access opening
- wherein the at least one panel is a generally flat plate having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, wherein the top edge of the panel comprises a lip, wherein the bottom edge comprises a tongue portion.
A cover assembly for a cable tray comprising:
- a generally planar cover, sized and shaped to close a top portion of a cable tray assembly, and defining at least one access opening in a central portion thereof;
- at least one panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, wherein the panel generally corresponds in size and shape to the at least one opening, and wherein the panel is coupled to the cover on at least one edge thereof over the cover opening;
- wherein the top edge of the panel comprises an upward facing lip;
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- wherein the bottom edge of the panel comprises a tongue having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is generally directed in a downward angle and wherein the second portion is generally directed in an upward angle.
A cable tray assembly comprising:
- a cable tray including
- a pair of cable tray rails each having an upper portion and a lower portion, and
- a plurality of rungs secured to and extending between the lower portions of the cable tray rails;
- a generally planar cover secured to and extending between the upper portions of the pair of cable tray rails, wherein the cover defines at least one access opening disposed between the pair of cable tray rails;
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- at least one panel coupled to the cover and disposed over the at least one access opening of the cover, wherein the at least one panel generally corresponds in size and shape to the at least one access opening, wherein the at least one panel is configured to be selectively movable relative to the cover away from the at least one access opening to allow access to the cable tray through the at least one access opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.