Ladder rung bracket assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9719300-B2
Application number	US-201615090113-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2016
Priority date	Feb 27, 2013
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

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; 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 interlocked with each other;
whereby the assembled metal bracket and protective grommets 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.

2. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the protective grommets are identical.

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

4. The bracket assembly of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of fingers of each protective grommet interlock, the interlocked fingers of the protective grommets create a channel for receiving the ladder rung.

5. 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.

6. The bracket assembly of claim 1 , wherein the protective grommets further comprising flanges extending from a 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.

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

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

Classifications

• 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

• H02G3/0456 Primary

  Ladders or other supports · CPC title

• H02G3/30

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

• H02G3/32

  using mounting clamps · CPC title

• E06C7/14 Primary

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