Patent ID: 6629676
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: F16L,H02G

Abstract:
A cable support comprising:a cable tray including edges and a substantially flat bottom; a front wall integral with and extending from a first side of said tray, said front wall having edges and an end; a rear wall integral with and extending from a second side of said tray parallel to said front wall, said rear wall extending substantially beyond said end of said front wall, said rear wall narrowing beyond said end of said front wall, said rear wall including edges; a reinforcing flange on said edges of said cable tray, said front wall, and said rear wall, said reinforcing flange extending outwards of said cable tray and said walls, said flange having an outer end; a box-shaped mounting assembly integral with said rear wall and extending substantially above said cable tray, said assembly including a top wall and side walls, said side walls including a front and a rear side wall, said front side wall terminating in an end facing said cable tray; an aperture in each of said side walls; a raised area surrounding said aperture in said rear side walls, said raised area extending substantially as far as said outer end of said reinforcing flange; receiving tabs lanced out of said bottom, said tabs extending outwardly from said cable tray, said tabs parallel to each other and forming a gap there between, said gap slightly larger than the distance across the outer surface of said side walls of said mounting assembly; and an aperture in each of said tabs, said apertures in said tabs aligning with two of said apertures in said side walls of said mounting assembly to allow easy connection of two or more of said cable supports by a suitable fastener fastened between said apertures in said tabs of a first cable support and said apertures in said side walls of said mounting assembly of a second cable support.