Ladder rung bracket assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9309719-B2
Application number	US-201414186047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2014
Priority date	Feb 27, 2013
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

A bracket assembly is disclosed to secure a cable bundle to a ladder rung. The bracket assembly includes a metal bracket and protective grommets. The metal bracket has a first member, side walls and second members. The first member of the metal bracket is parallel to the second members of the metal bracket. The protective grommets are secured to the metal bracket. The protective grommets have a base member, sleeves extending from the base member, a side member and a bottom member. The assembled metal bracket and protective grommets receive the ladder rung and the sleeves of the protective grommets wrap around the cable bundle positioned on the ladder rung to secure the cable bundle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bracket assembly for securing a cable bundle to a ladder rung, the bracket assembly comprising:
a metal bracket having a first member, side walls and second members, wherein the first member is parallel to the second members; and
protective grommets secured to the metal bracket, wherein each protective grommet having a base member, sleeves extending from the base member, a side member and a bottom member;
whereby the assembled metal bracket and protective grommets receive the ladder rung and the sleeves of the protective grommets wrap around the cable bundle positioned on the ladder rung, wherein the sleeves overlap to secure the cable bundle.

2. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first member and the second members of the metal bracket having holes for receiving locking features of the protective grommet.

3. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein a back side of each bottom member includes a locking feature and the back side of each base member includes a locking feature, whereby the locking features of the protective grommets are received in holes in the first and second members of the metal bracket.

4. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bottom members of the protective grommet include a plurality of fingers.

5. The bracket assembly of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of fingers of each protective grommet interlock to secure the protective grommets to each other.

6. The bracket assembly of claim 5 , wherein the interlocked fingers of the bottom members create a channel for receiving the ladder rung.

7. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the side members and the bottom members of the protective grommets include a crown feature for accommodating different rung dimensions and increasing resistance to movement when the bracket assembly is installed on the ladder rung.

8. A bracket assembly for securing a cable bundle to a ladder rung, the bracket assembly comprising:
a metal bracket having a first member, a side wall and a second member, wherein the side wall extends between the first member and the second member and the first member is parallel to the second member; and
a protective grommet secured to the metal bracket, wherein the protective grommet having a base member and sleeves extending from the base member;
whereby the assembled metal bracket and protective grommet receive the ladder rung and the sleeves of the protective grommet wrap around the cable bundle positioned on the ladder rung, wherein the sleeves overlap to secure the cable bundle.

9. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first member of the metal bracket having a distal end with a curved flange for engaging a flange of the ladder rung to secure the bracket assembly to the ladder rung.

10. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first member of the metal bracket having contact points for engaging the ladder rung.

11. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein the side wall of the metal bracket includes an opening with a projection.

12. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein the second member of the metal bracket having a distal end with an outwardly extending flange.

13. The bracket assembly of claim 8 , wherein the protective grommet further comprising a locking feature extending from a backside of the base member of the grommet, the locking feature engages the metal bracket to secure the bracket assembly.

14. The bracket assembly of claim 13 , wherein the locking feature comprising two L shaped flanges that create a channel for receiving the second member of the metal bracket.

15. A bracket assembly for securing a cable bundle to a ladder rung, the bracket assembly comprising:
a metal bracket having a first member, side walls and second members, wherein the first member is parallel to the second members; and
protective grommets secured to the metal bracket, wherein each protective grommet having a base member, sleeves extending from the base member, a side member and a bottom member, wherein the protective grommets are identical grommets that are interlocked with each other;
whereby the assembled metal bracket and protective grommets receive the ladder rung and the sleeves of the protective grommets wrap around the cable bundle positioned on the ladder rung, wherein the sleeves overlap to secure the cable bundle.

16. A bracket assembly for securing a cable bundle to a ladder rung, the bracket assembly comprising:
a metal bracket having a first member, side walls and second members, wherein the first member is parallel to the second members; and
protective grommets secured to the metal bracket, wherein each protective grommet having a base member, sleeves extending from the base member, a side member and a bottom member;
wherein the protective grommet further comprising flanges extending from the back side of the sleeves, whereby the flanges receive metal locking ties when the sleeves of the protective grommets are positioned around the cable bundle;
whereby the assembled metal bracket and protective grommets receive the ladder rung and the sleeves of the protective grommets wrap around the cable bundle positioned on the ladder rung, wherein the sleeves overlap to secure the cable bundle.

17. A bracket assembly for securing a cable bundle to a ladder rung, the bracket assembly comprising:
a metal bracket having a first member, a side wall and a second member, wherein the side wall extends between the first member and the second member and the first member is parallel to the second member; and
a protective grommet secured to the metal bracket, wherein the protective grommet having a base member and sleeves extending from the base member;
wherein the protective grommet further comprising flanges extending from the back side of the sleeves, whereby the flanges receive metal locking ties when the sleeves of the protective grommets are positioned around the cable bundle;
whereby the assembled metal bracket and protective grommet receive the ladder rung and the sleeves of the protective grommet wrap around the cable bundle positioned on the ladder rung, wherein the sleeves overlap to secure the cable bundle.

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

• Sylvester David J
• Kasal Richard H
• Rouleau Rodney G
• Ward James R

Classifications

• B66B23/12 Primary

  Steps · CPC title

• E06C7/14 Primary

  Holders for pails or other equipment on or for ladders · CPC title

• H02G3/30

  Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings · CPC title

• H02G3/32

  using mounting clamps · CPC title

• H02G3/26

  Installations of cables, lines, or separate protective tubing therefor directly on or in walls, ceilings, or floors (by means of insulators H02G3/24; supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing F16L3/00; hose-clips F16L33/02) · CPC title