Patent ID: 8695929
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for supporting one or more cables in a generally vertical orientation, the apparatus comprising: a support structure extending along a generally vertical direction, the support structure comprising an enclosure comprising a pair of generally parallel side rails and one or more connecting members extending between the side rails; and, a plurality of support blocks positioned along a length of the vertical support structure, each of the support blocks oriented generally horizontally and having one or more cable openings defined therethrough extending generally vertically from an upper side of the support block to a lower side of the support block, the plurality of support blocks comprising a plurality of first group support blocks and a plurality of second group support blocks, wherein the cable openings of the first group support blocks are vertically aligned with each other, and the cable openings of the second group support blocks are vertically aligned with each other and horizontally offset from the cable openings of the first group support blocks such that cable openings of the first group support blocks are not vertically aligned with cable openings of the second group support blocks.