Interlocking cable support tray system

An interlocking clip for joining tray sections together or for altering a single tray section to create an arcuate cable path where the tray sections include a plurality of transverse wire members and a plurality of longitudinal wire members with the longitudinal wire members held in a spaced and generally parallel relation by the transverse wire members, the interlocking clip comprising;

• a) a first pair of opposing tabs integrally formed on a back portion;
• b) a second pair of opposing tabs integrally formed on the back portion and spaced from said first pair of opposing tabs by a pair of opposing arcuate notches also integrally formed on said back portion;
• c) said back portion and said first and second pair of opposing tabs cooperatively surrounding an adjacent pair of transverse wire members and said opposing arcuate notches receiving a longitudinal wire member;
• whereby the adjacent pair of transverse wire members are interlocked with a longitudinal wire member so that shifting in both horizontal and vertical directions is prevented.

A method for interlocking a pair of tray sections, where each of the tray sections features a plurality of longitudinal wire members held in a spaced and generally parallel relation by a plurality of transverse wire members, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing an interlocking clip with two pairs of opposing tabs separated by a pair of opposing arcuate notches and a back portion connected to the two pair of opposing tabs;
• b) aligning the pair of tray sections so that two transverse wire members, one from each of the pair of tray sections, are adjacent;
• c) positioning said interlocking clip so that a longitudinal wire member of each tray is received in one of each of the arcuate notches of said interlocking clip;
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• d) crimping the two pairs of opposing tabs so that the adjacent transverse wire members are cooperatively surrounded by the back portion and the two pairs of opposing tabs of the interlocking clip so that shifting in both horizontal and vertical directions is prevented.