Patent ID: 8776987

Claim:
A ceiling-mounted apparatus for running a cable harness, the apparatus comprising: at least one guide rail; and a plurality of guide carriages coupled to one another by spring elements, the plurality of guide carriages being configured to run in the at least one guide rail, wherein a first guide carriage of the plurality of guide carriages is connected to a cable harness source by at least one spring element, wherein the plurality of guide carriages includes additional spring elements, each guide carriage of the plurality of guide carriages supporting the cable harness via a corresponding one of the additional spring elements, the cable harness hangs below the guide carriage, and wherein a first of the spring elements is disposed between and directly connected to the first guide carriage and a second guide carriage of the plurality of guide carriages, the second guide carriage being adjacent to the first guide carriage, a second of the spring elements being disposed between and directly connected to the second guide carriage and a third guide carriage of the plurality of guide carriages, the third guide carriage being adjacent to the second guide carriage.