Patent ID: 11923668
Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F | IPC F  H

Claim 4:
5. A cable tray splice for splicing together cable tray sections to form a cable tray assembly, the cable tray splice comprising:
a splice body configured to engage adjacent cable tray sections, wherein the splice body defines at least two keyhole openings, the keyhole openings each having a rectilinear portion and an enlarged rounded end portion; and
at least two fasteners configured to be inserted into the respective at least two openings to couple the splice body to the adjacent cable tray sections, wherein each of the fasteners includes a spring producing a biasing force against the splice body to inhibit movement of the cable tray splice relative to the adjacent cable tray sections,
wherein each of the least two fasteners comprises a stem and a collar received on the stem and axially slidable along a length of the stem, the stem comprising a stem body having upper and lower portions, wherein the upper portion of the stem body has opposite rounded longitudinal ends and opposite flat side ends, wherein the opposite rounded longitudinal ends are configured to fit snugly within the enlarged rounded end of the keyhole opening as the stem is rotated in the keyhole opening.