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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167250 | Adjustable cable tray joint An adjustable cable tray joint is provided. The joint has first and second tray receptacles, each having a web and opposing walls. The first tray receptacle may further include joint flanges extending from its walls. The first and second tray receptacles are attache... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8136769 | Cable tray support assembly A reinforcing structure is provided for supporting a joint of two cable tray sections, wherein each of the two cable tray sections includes a side rail having a planar body member, a bottom edge and a top edge, and wherein the joint is positioned over a structural s... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123178 | Fixing structure of wire harness The present invention provides a hard-to-fall fixing structure of wire harness contributive to cost reduction in which VOC is not generated and flapping sound (noise) of wire harness is hard to occur. In the fixing structure of a wire harness to a vehicle interior m... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8070111 | Electrical cord cleat The electrical cord cleat is a simple cleat that attaches to a surface immediately adjacent an electrical outlet and of which provides a means to secure at least one electrical cord thereon. The electrical cord cleat prevents unwanted disconnection from or damage to... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8052098 | Cable, cord, hose, and rope holding device The present invention is a device that can be used to hold cables, cords, hoses, ropes, and similar objects that are used during work on a roof top. The cable holding device is comprised of a body for holding the cables, a mounting bracket for mounting the invention... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7971833 | Cable protection and guide device A cable protection and guide device in which wear damage in mounting portions of a mounting bracket is avoided and the mounting bracket is reliably and strongly mounted so that the cable is smoothly protected and guided. The mounting operation of the bracket is easy... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963486 | Cable management assembly with variably spaced projections A variably spaced cable management assembly according to the present invention is used in conjunction with a conventional equipment rack to route cables between and otherwise to or from equipment stored in the conventional rack. Implementations of the variably space... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959113 | Network cable bundling tool A network cable bundling tool is disclosed, comprising an inner fitting retained within an outer jacket assembly. The outer jacket assembly comprises a first outer jacket half coupled to a substantially identical second outer jacket half, securing the inner fitting ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7931241 | Method and apparatus for securing cables and the like A mount for securing a cable tie to a panel having a mounting aperture therethrough of a given expanse, the mount having a cable tie receiving and retaining passage therein, the mount having a relaxed state defining a first mount expanse larger than the given expans... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7854413 | Installing structure of wire harness An installing structure of a wire harness includes a link which has an end portion and is pivotally connected to a mating member by a shaft portion provided on the end portion. The wire harness extended from the mating member is installed along the link. A guide por... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7841566 | Device and method for suspending and retaining telecommunication and power cables within a building Devices and methods are provided for suspending and retaining telecommunication cables, power cables, and other items within or outside of a building. The devices generally include a support tray having a bottom plane and top plane, with the tray being adapted to su... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7798451 | Three-in-one door bracket A HVAC system is provided having a three in one door bracket. The door bracket is configured to mount a door on the HVAC and to secure wiring within the HVAC. Various door arrangements may be used with the exemplary door bracket and at least one wire, or a plurality... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793892 | Tube, wire and conduit holder A holder or organizer has first and second strips releasably fastened together by coupling material such as by hook and loop material. The strips each have two ends, namely a bonding end and a free end. The two bonding ends are coupled together. The first strip has ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7740209 | Cable routing device A cable routing device for installation on a post of a computing system board, includes a tube shaped main body having a hollow inner cavity. The main body includes a lower generally cylindrical portion having a first inner diameter sized to achieve a clearance fit ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731131 | Roof block The roof block is highly versatile in its applications, and includes recess-forming structure that segregates and cradles a multiplicity of transversely extending conduits and other elongate members; channel-forming and passage-defining structure that facilitates th... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7708234 | Common bonding network clamp A clamp used to create a bond between under floor wiring systems and a common bonding network is disclosed. The clamp includes a mounting bracket, a J-bolt and a split bolt for securing wires to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket has a main body with an aper... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703722 | Common bonding network clamp A clamp used to create a bond between under floor wiring systems and a common bonding network. The clamp includes a mounting plate, a U-bolt and a split bolt for securing wires to the mounting plate. The mounting plate has an aperture and a slot. The U-bolt has a fi... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7694917 | Cable elevator A cable support apparatus for suspending audio and/or video system cables above the floor. The device is configured as a sandwich of at least three layers of electrically conductive foam, including first and second outer layers fabricated from a low density electric... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7673835 | Telescoping cover for cable trough system Systems and methods for covering a trough member. A cover system can include a static portion coupled to a side wall of the trough member and defining a pocket. A sliding portion is selectively received in the pocket and is movable between an extended position and a... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7644894 | Cable management and tie-off apparatus A rail rig apparatus includes a body having a middle portion, lower end and an upper end, a lower support having a lower support recess with a lower recess opening, the lower support connected to the lower end of the body, a rig fastener member having a first fasten... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7600721 | Network cable bundling tool A network cable bundling tool is disclosed, comprising an inner fitting retained within an outer jacket assembly. The outer jacket assembly comprises a first outer jacket half coupled to a substantially identical second outer jacket half, securing the inner fitting ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7600719 | Carrying strap and line-guiding system for the stationary guiding of wires, cables, or similar The supporting belt (1) according to this invention of a line guidance unit (2) for guiding lines, cables or the like is characterized in that the supporting belt (1) has alternating supporting sections (3) and articulated sections (8 | 10/13/2009 |
| 7600720 | Horizontal cable manager A cable slack manager apparatus for use in a zone box comprises a base plate and two or more cable slack management members. The cable slack management members may be releasably secured to the base plate and may comprise at least two straight portions and a rounded ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7568664 | Hands free pipe holder A pipe holder comprises a handle and a slant piece. The slant piece includes a handle attachment point, a mouth, and a support point. A centerline runs through the mouth and support point. The handle attachment point resides between the mouth and support point, and ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7546985 | Cable guide device for industrial robot A cable guide device for an industrial robot is disclosed. The cable guide device includes a tube ring coupled to an end portion of a cable tube of an industrial robot, a cable distributor insertedly coupled in the tube ring and having a plurality of cable inserting... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543781 | Anchor for installing a lectern The invention relates to an improved anchor for installing a lectern, comprising a support column (1) which is fixed to an electric cable guide (5) by means of a base (3). According to the invention, one of the lateral edges of the base (3 | 06/09/2009 |
| 7520473 | Device for guiding flexible elements along movable machine parts A device (1) is proposed for guiding elongated, flexible elements (2) along parts (6.1, 6.2) of a machine (6) movable relative to one another. The flexible elements (2) can e.g. be power supply cables bunched in a hose for a tool o... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7500642 | Universal support and vibration isolator A pipe support is provided that includes a frame capable of being placed around an existing pipe and a plurality of support members within the frame. The frame is a hollow cylinder that includes two connectable halves divided along the diameter of the hollow cylinde... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7497404 | Piping support device A piping support device for supporting piping for conduit. The device includes: a hollow cylindrical member with a low aspect ratio and a first aperture therethrough; a first bracket and second bracket, each coupled to the cylindrical member and extending outwardly ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7484696 | Pipe fixing system The present invention discloses a pipe fixing system that can provide generally uniform elasticity to a plurality of jaws movably disposed along the tapered inner peripheral surface at the inside of a body thereof, thus making a pipe fixed in a more rigid way. The p... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7441397 | Cable/hose haulage chain A chain link for a haulage chain capable of hauling cables and hoses, wherein a housing body has opposed side walls extending between opposed top and bottom walls, first and second chain link transmission members respectively connected to the opposed side walls and ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439446 | Cable-routing device The invention relates to a cable-routing device including links that are open at the ends, joined together in pivoting fashion and can be angled-relative to each other in at least two directions, said links being arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal dir... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434771 | Expandable support for sewer or drainage conduit The supports of the present invention further comprise a frame strut extending across a lower portion of the support frame. Two openings are defined in the frame strut which are adapted to receive ends of an expansion limiter piece. This limiter piece is generally V... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434770 | Pipe, tubing and conduit support and retainer A device for retaining and supporting pipes having a central curved section between two linear ends and being open to receive one or more pipes therein and serving to protect the pipe from being kinked or bent during construction and post-construction activities. Th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434769 | Articulated channel arm An articulated hollow arm is disclosed. The arm has a hollow center with an opening along the length of the arm. The hollow accepts electrical wires or tubes or mechanical wires depending on the application. A removable top is inserted into the opening and is design... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428808 | Cable or the like protection and guide device A cable protection and guide device includes an engagement mechanism for securing connecting plates in a bridged arrangement over flexional inner and outer circumferential sides of side plates of the device. The connecting plates are not inadvertently disengaged bec... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426823 | Energy guiding chain For the purpose of improving the discharge of electrical charges via the energy guiding chain, an energy guiding chain (1) with a plurality of links (2), which are connected to each other in articulated fashion and each display opposite side pieces ( | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426824 | Cable protection guide having improved skate A skate for interposition between opposed parts of a folded protective cable guide is composed of skate units which are articulably connected to one another through connecting blocks, using pins or stepped bolts. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425028 | Combination handle and sewer hose support A sewer hose support handle provides for easy storage and manual transport of a standard foldable sewer hose support as are popular among recreational vehicle owners. The flexible handle is formed from plastic and includes a biased longitudinal member having paralle... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424990 | Method for routing cables with a duct having apertures A ducting system and method for managing fiber optic, or other sorts of cabling. The duct has perforated circular punchouts in its sides. To drop cables to equipment below, the user simply punches out one of the circular perforated sections in the duct. This will le... | 09/16/2008 |
