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US 9,178,343 B2Granted
Cable tray cable routing system
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsShaun P. Brouwer, David R. Davis, Dennis J. Waszak, Samuel C. Ramey, Scott R. Hartman, Robert Nicoli
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a cable routing system with brackets that join cable trays to form the cable routing system. A bracket that joins perpendicular cable trays includes a main body and a securing clip. The main body has a bottom and two sides extending upwardly therefrom. Each side of the main body includes a deflectable side latch that engages a bottom longitudinal wire of the cable tray. The securing clip engages the main body to secure the bracket to the cable tray.
Claims8
A cable routing system comprising:
- a first cable tray having a plurality of transverse wires and a plurality of longitudinal wires, wherein the transverse wires form a flat top portion and downwardly extending sidewalls, and the plurality of longitudinal wires are positioned underneath the top portion, side longitudinal wires are positioned adjacent the downwardly extending sidewalls and bottom longitudinal wires are positioned at an end of each of the downwardly extending sidewalls;
- a second cable tray perpendicular to the first cable tray, the second cable tray having a plurality of transverse wires and a plurality of longitudinal wires, wherein the transverse wires form a flat top portion and downwardly extending sidewalls, and the plurality of longitudinal wires are positioned underneath the top portion, side longitudinal wires are positioned adjacent the downwardly extending sidewalls and bottom longitudinal wires are positioned at an end of each of the downwardly extending sidewalls;
- at least one bracket that secures the second cable tray to the first cable tray in a perpendicular orientation, the at least one bracket having a main body with a bottom and two sides extending upwardly therefrom, wherein at least one bottom longitudinal wire of the second cable tray is positioned on the bottom of the main body between the sides of the at least one bracket, wherein each side includes a side latch that deflects inwardly towards the center of the main body, at least one of the side latches engages the at least one bottom longitudinal wire of the second cable tray positioned on the bottom of the main body;
- wherein the sides of the main body of the bracket having an opening, wherein the opening receives one of the side longitudinal wires of the first cable tray;
- and
- wherein the sides of the main body of the bracket having a curved notch, wherein the curved notch receives the bottom longitudinal wire of the first cable tray.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.