Patent ID: 7546987
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable tray for use in a cable tray system in which at least two cable trays are connected together with at least one fastener, the cable tray comprising: a cable support assembly having a weight-bearing base portion and a plurality of sidewalls, the sidewalls being connected to longitudinal edges of the base portion and extending in a common direction perpendicular to the base portion, the base portion defining a plurality of open ends of the cable support assembly; a connector receiving member connected to the base portion of the cable support assembly proximate a first open end of the cable support assembly, the connector receiving member including two parallel sections separated by a space and extending transversely across at least part of a width of the base portion, the two parallel sections of the connector receiving member being arranged to at least receive at least a portion of a first fastener in the space therebetween; and a connector receiving element connected to the base portion of the cable support assembly proximate a second open end of the cable support assembly, the connector receiving element including two parallel sections separated by a space and extending longitudinally beyond the second open end of the cable support assembly, the two parallel sections of the connector receiving element being arranged to at least receive at least a portion of a second fastener therebetween, the connector receiving element further including a loop member interconnecting common ends of the two parallel sections of the connector receiving element, such that the connector receiving element forms a looping element that extends beyond the second open end of the cable support assembly.