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US 5,634,614 AGranted
Support system for data transmission lines
AssigneeB-Line Systems, Inc.
InventorEric R. Rinderer
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Abstract
A support system for data transmission lines and the like, including an elongate support structure adapted to be supported generally horizontally. The support structure comprises a vertical wall extending lengthwise of the structure, and a plurality of tray members extending laterally outwardly from the wall at different elevations with respect to the wall. The tray members and the wall combine to form a plurality of elongate horizontal trays extending lengthwise of the structure at different elevations with respect to the structure for supporting in the trays a series of horizontal runs of data transmission lines and the like at said different elevations.
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A support system for data transmission lines, comprising a plurality of elongate support structures adapted to be supported generally horizontally,
- each support structure having opposite ends and comprising a vertical wall extending lengthwise of the structure,
- a plurality of tray members extending laterally outwardly from opposite sides of the vertical wall of each support structure at different elevations with respect to the wall, said tray members being integrally formed as one piece with the vertical wall of each support structure,
- said tray members and said vertical wall of each support structure combining to form a plurality of elongate horizontal trays extending lengthwise of the structure at different elevations with respect to the structure for supporting in the trays a series of horizontal runs of data transmission lines at said different elevations,
- said trays having open tops for ready placement of said data transmission lines in the trays and ready removal of said data transmission lines from the trays, and
- splices for connecting said support structures end-to-end, each splice having a central part and a pair of end parts, the end parts being engageable with respective ends of two support structures to be connected, and fastener means for fastening the end parts of the splice to respective ends of the support structures thereby to connect the two support structures to one another.
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A support system for data transmission lines, comprising
- a plurality of elongate support structures adapted to be supported generally horizontally, each support structure comprising a vertical wall extending lengthwise of the structure,
- splices for connecting said support structures end-to-end,
- each splice having a central part and a pair of end parts, the end parts being engageable with respective ends of two support structures to be connected, and fastener means for fastening the end parts of the splice to respective ends of the support structures thereby to connect the two support structures to one another,
- said end parts of said splice having vertical slots sized for receiving the vertical walls of respective support structures, and
- a plurality of tray members extending laterally outwardly from the walls at different elevations with respect to the walls, said tray members and said walls combining to form a plurality of elongate horizontal trays extending lengthwise of the structures at different elevations with respect to the structures for supporting in the trays a series of horizontal runs of data transmission lines and the like at said different elevations.
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A support system for data transmission lines, comprising
- a plurality of elongate support structures adapted to be supported generally horizontally,
- each support structure having opposite ends and comprising a vertical wall extending lengthwise of the structure,
- a plurality of tray members extending laterally outwardly from opposite sides of the vertical wall of each support structure at different elevations with respect to the wall, said tray members being integrally formed as one piece with the vertical wall of each support structure,
- said tray members and said vertical wall of each support structure combining to form a plurality of elongate horizontal trays extending lengthwise of the structure at different elevations with respect to the structure for supporting in the trays a series of horizontal runs of data transmission lines at said different elevations,
- said tray members extending substantially continuously along the full length of the vertical wall to form said elongate horizontal trays, and
- splices for connecting said support structures end-to-end, each splice having a central part and a pair of end parts, the end parts being engageable with respective ends of two support structures to be connected, and fastener means for fastening the end parts of the splice to respective ends of the support structures thereby to connect the two support structures to one another.
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A support system for data transmission lines, comprising
- a plurality of elongate support structures adapted to be supported generally horizontally,
- each support structure comprising a vertical wall extending lengthwise of the structure,
- a plurality of tray members extending laterally outwardly from the vertical wall of each support structure at different elevations with respect to the wall,
- said tray members and said vertical wall of each support structure combining to form a plurality of elongate horizontal trays extending lengthwise of the structure at different elevations with respect to the structure for supporting in the trays a series of horizontal runs of data transmission lines at said different elevations,
- said tray members extending substantially continuously along the full length of the vertical wall of each support structure to form said elongate horizontal trays, and
- splices for connecting said support structures end-to-end, each splice having a central part and a pair of end parts, the end parts having vertical slots sized for receiving the vertical walls of respective support structures, and fastener means for fastening the end parts of the splice to respective ends of the support structures thereby to connect the two support structures to one another.
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