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US 8,985,528 B2Granted
Cable support and method for using same
AssigneeColvin Industries
InventorDouglas Colvin
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein comprise a cable system. The cable system has a plurality of cables and a plurality of cable hangers. The cable hangers are configured to support the plurality of cables in a building. The plurality of cable hangers have one or more cable supports configured to hold at least one of the plurality of cables and a support configured to couple the cable support to the building.
Claims15
A cable system, comprising:
- a plurality of cables;
- a plurality of cable hangers configured to support the plurality of cables in a building, the plurality of cable hangers comprising:
- a plurality of cable supports configured to hold at least one of the plurality of cables wherein the cable supports comprise:
- an open coiled ring having a spiral shape that surrounds the supported plurality of cables and an open end that allows the cables to be installed into the open coiled ring without moving the open coiled ring and wherein the open coiled ring loosely supports each of the plurality of cables directly on the open coiled ring;
- a rod having a terminal end and a ring end wherein the rod extends from the ring end perpendicularly relative to a central axis of the open coiled ring;
- a unitary bar having an elongated straight portion extending perpendicular to and coupled to the terminal end of each of the rods, wherein the unitary bar further has two supports forming a U-shaped bracket supporting at least one of the plurality of cables;
- and
- a threaded rod coupled to a center of the unitary bar on a first end and to the building on a second end wherein the threaded rod is perpendicular to the unitary bar and an equal number of the plurality of cable supports is on each side of the threaded rod.
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A method for installing a cable system in a building, comprising:
- coupling a plurality of cable hangers throughout the building, the cable hangers having a unitary bar wherein the unitary bar has two supports forming a U-shaped bracket, a threaded rod, a first cable support and a second cable support and wherein, the threaded rod is coupled to a center of the unitary bar on a first end and to the building on a second end wherein the threaded rod is perpendicular to the unitary bar;
- dedicating the first cable support on each of the cable hangers to a first cable;
- dedicating the second cable support on each of the cable hangers to a second cable;
- installing the first cable on the first cable support, wherein installing the first cable on one of the first cable supports comprises placing a portion of the first cable through the open end of the open coiled ring of the first cable support;
- installing the second cable on the second cable support;
- wherein the first cable support and the second cable support each comprise an open coiled ring coupled to a rod, the open coiled ring having a spiral shape surrounding the supported plurality of cables and an open end allowing the installing of cables into the open coiled ring without moving the open coiled ring and supporting each of the plurality of cables directly on the open coiled ring;
- and
- installing a third cable in the U-shaped bracket.
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A cable system, comprising:
- a plurality of cable hangers configured to hold a plurality of cables wherein each of the plurality of cable hangers comprise:
- a hanger rod coupled on a first end to a portion of a building;
- a unitary bar having an elongated straight portion extending perpendicular to and coupled to a second end of the hanger rod at a center of the unitary bar, wherein the unitary bar further has two supports forming a U-shaped bracket supporting at least one of the plurality of cables;
- a plurality of cable supports coupled to the unitary bar on each side of the hanger rod, the plurality of cable supports comprising:
- an open coiled ring having a spiral shape that surrounds at least one of the plurality of cables and an open end that allows the cable to be installed into the open coiled ring;
- and
- a rod having a terminal end and a ring end wherein the rod extends from the ring end perpendicularly relative to a central axis of the open coiled ring and the terminal end couples to the unitary bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.