US 12,155,188 B2
Cable tray having cover panels
Dallas Kellerman, Belleville, IL (US)
Assigned to Cablofil, Inc., Mascoutah, IL (US)
Filed by Cablofil, Inc., Mascoutah, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/235,982.
Application 18/235,982 is a continuation of application No. 17/854,252, filed on Jun. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,777,287.
Prior Publication US 2024/0006861 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H02G 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/0418 (2013.01) [H02G 3/0456 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cover for a substantially U-shaped cable tray having a base portion and a first opposing sidewall and a second opposing sidewall extending upward generally perpendicular to the base portion, wherein the substantially U-shaped cable tray comprises a radius section, the cover comprising:
a plurality of interlocking cover panels for covering a cable carried by the substantially U-shaped cable tray, each cover panel comprising a top side, having a first end and a second end, with each cover panel configured to extend transverse across the substantially U-shaped cable tray, wherein
the first end of each cover panel comprises a hinge point;
each cover panel is configured to interlock through a portion of an adjacent cover panel at the hinge point, wherein the adjacent cover panel extends transverse across the substantially U-shaped cable tray; and
the second end of each cover panel is configured to rotate and overlap the second end of the adjacent cover panel for use in the radius section of the substantially U-shaped cable tray.
 
12. A cable management system comprising:
a substantially U-shaped cable tray for carrying cable, the substantially U-shaped cable tray having a base portion a first opposing sidewall and a second opposing sidewall extending upward generally perpendicular to the base portion, wherein the substantially U-shaped cable tray comprises a radius section; and
a cover comprising a plurality of interlocking cover panels for covering a cable carried by the substantially U-shaped cable tray, each cover panel comprising a top side, having a first end and a second end, with each cover panel configured to extend transverse across the substantially U-shaped cable tray, wherein:
the first end of each cover panel comprises a hinge point;
each cover panel is configured to interlock through a portion of an adjacent cover panel at the hinge point, wherein the adjacent cover panel extends transverse across the substantially U-shaped cable tray; and
the second end of each cover panel is configured to rotate and overlap the second end of the adjacent cover panel for use in the radius section of the substantially U-shaped cable tray.