Patent ID: 8540090

Claim:
A wire cable tray system comprising: a plurality of wire cable trays, wherein each wire cable tray includes a plurality of transverse wires and a plurality of longitudinal wires, wherein the plurality of transverse wires include a top portion and side walls and the plurality of longitudinal wires include upper longitudinal wires positioned beneath the top portion of the transverse wires and lower longitudinal wires positioned at each end of the side walls of the transverse wires; and a trapeze support device for supporting the wire cable trays; wherein the trapeze support device includes a trapeze support bar and at least one locking clip, the trapeze support bar having a channel defined by a bottom and side walls extending from the bottom, the side walls including an upper support surface and a lower support surface; wherein the lower support surface supports the lower longitudinal wires and the upper support surface supports the upper longitudinal wires; wherein the channel includes a first end, a second end and a middle portion located between the first and second ends; the lower support surface extends from the first end to the second end and the upper support surface extends from the lower support surface in the middle portion of the channel; wherein support arms extending from the lower support surface to the upper support surface in the middle portion of the channel; and the at least one locking clip slides along the trapeze support bar, wherein the at least one locking clip secures the trapeze support device to the wire cable tray.