Cable tray cable routing system

US9178343B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9178343-B2
Application numberUS-201113109635-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 17, 2011
Priority dateMay 19, 2010
Publication dateNov 3, 2015
Grant dateNov 3, 2015

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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.

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The invention claimed is: 1. 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…

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What does patent US9178343B2 cover?
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…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brouwer Shaun P, Davis David R, Waszak Dennis J, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02G3/0608. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).