Patent ID: 8294030

Claim:
A cable bus support block, comprising: A body formed at least partially by a polymer and at least partially by a flame-retardant filler, wherein the body has a front face, a back face, a top face and an oppositely disposed bottom face, wherein the body defines a cable receiving feature for use in receiving a cable used in a cable bus support, wherein at least a portion of the front face from the top face to the bottom face is flat, wherein the body has a first top face edge that extends from the front face to the back face and wherein the body has a second top face edge that extends from the front face to the back face, wherein the cable receiving feature is between the first and second top face edges; wherein the cable is received in the cable receiving feature and extends from the cable receiving feature past the front face and is uncovered immediately upon extending past the front face; and a second cable bus support block located adjacent the cable bus support block, wherein the second cable bus support block has a body that has a front face, a back face, and a bottom face, wherein the body of the second cable bus support block defines a second cable receiving feature that extends from the front face to the back face of the body of the second cable bus support block, wherein the body of the second cable bus support block has a first bottom face edge and a second bottom face edge that both extend from the front face to the back face of the body of the second cable bus support block such that the second cable receiving feature is located between the first bottom face edge and the second bottom face edge; wherein the first top face edge contacts the first bottom face edge, and wherein the second top face edge contacts the second bottom face edge.