Patent · US Expired

Cable tray

US6313405A · kind A · utility

54Cited by
16References
41Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 1999
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 31, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G3/0456
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cable tray including a pair of generally parallel or concentric spaced-apart metal side rails and a plurality of spaced apart rungs secured to and extending between the rails at intervals spaced along the rails. The rails and rungs define a cable fill area therebetween. The spacing of the rungs is set according to a pi spacing factor. The rails can have laterally projecting top flange members that extend outwardly in a direction away from the cable fill area and can have lower flange members that extend inwardly in a direction into the cable fill area. The top flanges have a plurality of spaced apart apertures therethrough.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.