Chain-like device for guiding electric cables and the like

Claim 1

AN ARRANGEMENT FOR SUPPORTING AND GUIDING FLEXIBLE LINEAR ELEMENTS BETWEEN A STATIONARY CONNECTION AND A MOVABLE CONSUMER, WHICH COMPRISES CHAIN MEANS IN THE FORM OF A ROW OF A PLURALITY OF LINKS LINEARLY ARRANGED AND CONNECTED BY VERTICAL PIVOTS LYING ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID CHAIN MEANS, A PLURALITY OF ROLLERS SUPPORTING SAID CHAIN MEANS FOR MOVEMENT OVER A HORIZONTAL SURFACE AND CONNECTED TO SAID LINKS, AND A PLURALITY OF SUPPORTING MEANS EACH CARRIED BY ONE OF SAID LINKS FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF SAID FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS WITH THEIR AXES LYING IN THE SAME VERTICAL SURFACE AS SAID CENTER LINE, EACH OF SAID SUPPORTING MEANS COMPRISING A SUPPORT FOR SAID PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS ON TOP OF SAID ONE OF SAID LINKS, AND A RETAINING AND CLAMPING MEMBER FORMED TO EMBRACE AND CLAMP A PLURLITY OF SAID FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS ARRANGED ONE ABOVE THE OTHER ON SAID SUPPORT WITH THEIR AXES IN THE SAME VERTICAL SURFACE AS SAID CENTER LINE, SAID RETAINING AND CLAMPING MEMBER BEING MOVABLE TO RELEASE SAID FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS SO THAT SAID FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS MAY BE REMOVED FROM SAID CHANIN MEANS.