Patent ID: 6978075

Claim:
A cable protector for a cable rack, the cable rack being a squared beam having a planar top surface of predetermined depth and planar side surfaces and having edges running along the intersection of the planar top surface and the planar side surfaces, the cable rack being designed to support at least one cable when it is disposed above and across the planar top surface, the protector comprising: a folded cardboard-like fiber material having an essentially planar portion dimensioned in width to the depth of the cable rack; and first and second flap portions each integral to and on opposite sides of the planar portion, wherein the fiber material has sufficient rigidity and elasticity so that flap portions are adapted to hold the folded material onto the cable rack when the protector is disposed on the rack, wherein when it is disposed on the cable rack the protector protects the cable by preventing the cable from coming into direct contact with the edges of the cable rack.