Patent ID: 9625669
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G02B,H02G

Claim:
1. A cable tray junction system comprising: a floor panel having an upper face; a post adapted for securement to the floor panel such that a height of the post extends upward from the upper face, the post including a post body having opposite sides, and a splice plate connector defining a female coupling component adjacent at least one of the respective sides of the post body, wherein the female coupling component defines a curved groove extending along the height of the post and being curved in a direction transverse to the height of the post; and a splice plate adapted to interconnect the post and a cable tray, the splice plate including a tray connector and a post connector, the tray connector including at least one fastener opening for receiving a fastener to fasten the tray connector to a cable tray, the post connector defining a male coupling component adapted to be received in the female coupling component to connect the splice plate to the post without the use of a separate fastener, wherein the male coupling component includes a tongue configured for insertion in the curved groove.