Patent ID: 7770344

Claim:
An under-floor support system, comprising a plurality of floor pedestals positioned on a sub-floor for supporting a floor above the sub-floor, a first plurality of free-standing cable stands positioned on the sub-floor, said cable stands being movable independent of said floor pedestals, each cable stand of said first plurality of cable stands comprising a pair of spaced apart legs having upper and lower ends, and a fixed-length channel cross bar supported by the legs adjacent the upper ends of the legs, the channel cross bar comprising a top wall and a pair of spaced apart side walls extending down from the top wall, the legs of the cable stand extending up between the side walls and being adjustable toward and away from one another to different positions along the fixed length of the cross bar to adjust the spacing between the legs of the cable stand without changing the length of the cross bar, a first set of one or more cable trays supported in a generally horizontal position by at least two cable stands of said first plurality of cable stands, said first set of one or more cable trays resting on the cross bars of the at least two cable stands at an elevation above the sub-floor and below the floor, and holding mechanisms on the cable stands of the first plurality of cable stands for holding a second plurality of cable stands stacked on top of the first plurality of cable stands.