Patent ID: 7608786

Claim:
Splice plate for wire cable trays intended to connect two sections ( 20 ) of that cable tray placed end-to-end, each section ( 20 ) of cable tray including on the one hand longitudinal warp wires ( 22 , 26 ) and on the other hand transverse weft wires ( 24 ), characterized in that it has an elongate bottom ( 2 ), an upper side flange ( 4 ) extending substantially perpendicularly to the bottom ( 2 ) from a first longitudinal edge thereof, and a lower side flange ( 6 ) extending substantially perpendicularly to the bottom ( 2 ) from the longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge, in that each of the two flanges ( 4 , 6 ) has at least one notch ( 8 , 14 ) opening into the free edge of the corresponding flange ( 4 , 6 ), the two notches ( 8 , 14 ) facing each other, and in that the upper side flange ( 4 ) includes on either side of its notch ( 8 ) attachment means ( 12 ) adapted to cooperate with a warp wire ( 26 ) of a section ( 20 ) of cable tray.