US 12,438,503 B2
Universal mount for wire hanger for solar applications
David J. Sylvester, Manhattan, IL (US); Mary G. Santschi, New Lenox, IL (US); and Rodney G. Rouleau, Manhattan, IL (US)
Assigned to Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US)
Filed by Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/388,026.
Prior Publication US 2025/0150029 A1, May 8, 2025
Int. Cl. H02S 30/10 (2014.01); F16B 9/02 (2006.01); H02S 40/36 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 40/36 (2014.12) [F16B 9/02 (2013.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.12)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for hanging cable on a solar panel frame, the assembly comprising:
a wire hanger having a first end with a hook, a main member, and a second end with a hook; and
a universal mount supporting the wire hanger, wherein the universal mount includes a first side for connecting to the solar panel frame and a second side for receiving the wire hanger;
wherein the universal mount has a pocket at the second side, the pocket has an entrance end, a wire pathway, and an exit end: wherein a locking pad surrounds the pocket, and the locking pad has notches for securing the wire hanger within the pocket when the wire hanger is installed therein,
whereby the first side of the universal mount is adapted to engage a mounting hole in the solar panel frame and the wire hanger is adapted to suspend from the second side of the universal mount with a cable positioned therein.