Patent ID: 6313405
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A cable tray rail for use in a cable tray of the type comprising a plurality of spaced apart side rails and a floor extending between the side rails for supporting a plurality of cables in a cable fill area defined by said side rails and floor, said cable tray rail comprising:an elongate metal beam having a central upright web with opposite first and second sides and opposite first and second ends, a top flange extending laterally from at least one of the first and second sides of the web, and a bottom flange extending laterally from at least one of the first and second sides of the web; anda multiplicity of upwardly opening flange apertures in the top flange extending at regularly spaced intervals along the length of the beam from adjacent one end of the beam to adjacent the opposite end of the beam, said multiplicity of flange apertures including splice flange apertures adjacent the ends of the beam for attaching splices to the beam and intermediate flange apertures between the splice apertures for attaching one or more electrical fixtures to the beam.