Patent ID: 6855884

Claim:
A protection member for a cable tray which comprises a series of longitudinal wires and a series of transverse wires connected to one another at nodes to form a grid, in which each transverse wire includes a base portion from which two parallel arms extend transversely relative to the base portion so that each transverse wire is generally U-shaped, the series of longitudinal wires comprising a pair of longitudinal edge wires which are disposed beside free ends of the parallel arms of the U-shaped transverse wires, said member being arranged for being placed in the region of at least one of the nodes at which the longitudinal edge wires and the parallel arms of the U-shaped transverse wires of the tray intersect, in order to cover the free ends of the parallel arms and at least a portion of the longitudinal edge wire disposed beside said free ends, and said member comprising an elongate profiled body which can extend along the tray so as to be disposed over the ends of the parallel arms of one of the sides of the tray.