Combined safety clip and closure for a conductor support
AssigneeFci
InventorsRichard Robicheau, Bruce James Ogden
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Abstract
A combined safety clip and closure device for a conductor support. The combined safety clip and closure device includes a first restraining section and at least one closure section. The first restraining section is adapted to be located at, and restrain movement of, at least one spring clip deflectable tongue of the conductor support. The spring clip is mountable to a spine of the conductor support. The closure section extends from the first restraining section. The closure section extends outward from the first restraining section a majority of its length.
Claims26
A combined safety clip and closure device for a conductor support, the combined safety clip and closure comprising:
- a first restraining section adapted to be located at, and restrain movement of, at least one spring clip deflectable tongue of the conductor support, the spring clip being mountable to a spine of the conductor support;
- and
- at least one closure section extending from the first restraining section, the least one closure section extending outward from the first restraining section a majority of its length.
A closure device for closing an entrance into a conductor bearer element for an elongate conductor, the closure device comprising:
- a center section;
- and
- a connecting system comprising a main connector and at least one outer end connector with at least a portion of the center section being located therebetween,
- wherein the main connector is adapted to connect to a spine mount of the bearer element, and wherein the outer end connector is adapted to adjustably connect to an outer end of a cantilevered arm of the bearer element.
19 An elongate conductor support system comprising:
- a conductor support comprising a bearer member adapted to be connected to a spine of a support frame, the bearer element comprising a spine mount and at least one cantilevered arm extending laterally outward from the spine mount, the spine mount comprising a spring clip deflectable tongue;
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- a closure device as in claim 14 having the main connector attached to the spring clip deflectable tongue and the outer end connector connected to an upwardly extending end of the cantilevered arm.
An elongate conductor support system as in claim 19 wherein the upwardly extending end of the cantilevered arm comprises a section having serrated teeth for adjustably connected with the outer end connector.
An elongate conductor support system comprising:
- a support frame comprising a spine;
- and
- a plurality of bearer elements connectable to the spine, each bearer element comprising a spine mounting section and at least one cantilevered arm extending laterally outward from the spine mounting section, the cantilevered arm comprising an upturned end, wherein the spine mounting section comprises two upwardly extending spaced tongues with an inwardly extending stud on at least one of the tongues, the stud having a slot extending upward into the stud to form a receiving area for receiving a portion of the spine therein.
A safety clip for a snap lock mount of a bearer element to a spine in an elongate conductor support system, the safety clip comprising:
- a main connector section comprising two apertures for receiving top portions of snap lock tongues of the snap lock mount of the bearer element;
- and
- a snap lock peg extending downwardly from the main connector section for directly attaching the safety clip to the spine, the snap lock peg comprising a general mushroom shape with a dome section and a stem section, wherein the dome section is suitably sized and shaped to be press fit through a hole in the spine to snap lock mount the safety clip to the spine.
A method of connecting an elongate conductor bearer element to a spine in an elongate conductor support system comprising steps of:
- connecting a main connection section of the bearer element to the spine;
- and
- connecting a closure device to the bearer element comprising:
- mounting a safety clip section of the closure device at top ends of tongues of the main connection section, and
- covering a majority of a length of a top side opening into a conductor receiving area of the bearer element by a portion of the closure device.
A method of connecting a closure device to a bearer element of an elongate conductor support system comprising steps of:
- connecting a safety clip section of the closure device to a spine mounting section of the bearer element;
- and
- adjustably connecting an outer end connector of the closure device to an upstanding end of a cantilevered leg of the bearer element,
- wherein a portion of the closure device closes a majority of a length of an opening through a top side of the bearer element into a conductor receiving area, and wherein the size of the receiving area can be varied by the adjustable connection of the outer end connector of the closure device to the upstanding end of the bearer element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.