US 7,468,491 B2
Accessory for lifting and bonding wire cable trays
James Deciry, Compiegne (France); and Stephane Quertelet, Remy (France)
Assigned to I.C.M. Group, Montbard (France)
Appl. No. 10/583,547
PCT Filed Dec. 13, 2004, PCT No. PCT/FR2004/003198
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jul. 19, 2006,
PCT Pub. No. WO2005/062436, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 07, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. 03 15042 (FR), filed on Dec. 19, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2007/0164181 A1, Jul. 19, 2007
Int. Cl. H02G 3/04 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 174—480  [174/135; 248/251] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An accessory for raising and splicing together wire cable trays (24) comprising longitudinal warp wires (26) and transverse weft wires (28) linking the warp wires (26), the wire cable tray (24) having a bottom adapted to receive electric cables and two side flanges,
characterized in that it comprises an upper face (4) raised by at least two feet (2), in that the upper face (4) comprises not only two first housings (10) disposed parallel to each other and each adapted to receive a weft wire (28) but also at least one housing (12) substantially perpendicular to the first two housings (10), and in that at least one locking device (16) is provided on each side of a median line between the first two housings (10).