Cable closure

Claim 2

A cable closure comprising, an elongated unitary channel having an elongated floor and an elongated resilient side wall formed integral with each of the elongated edges of the floor, each side wall being substantially perpendicular to the floor in an unstressed attitude, a cover lockably mountable on the side walls to close the open side of the channel, said cover including a top and a cover lock engageable with the free edge of the side walls to hold the cover onto the channel and to hold the side walls in a slightly inwardly-disposed attitude, and an end cap mounted on one end of the channel for closing said end of the channel, said end cap including an end plate having a generally trapezoidal configuration, and an apron formed integral with the outer periphery of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the channel, said cover is an extruded electrically nonconductive member having a plurality of elongated ribs formed integral with one side of the top, said cover lock including a riser formed integral with each of the opposed longitudinal edges of the top and extending over the length of the top, each of said risers being parallel to the other riser and extending in a direction opposite to the side having the ribs, and an inwardlyextending tongue formed integral with each of the risers, each of said tongues extending the length of the top and being substantially parallel to the top; said channel including an ear formed integral with the entire length of the free edge of each of the side walls, each of said ears being perpendicular to its respective side wall and being engageable with a tongue of the cover to hold the cover onto the channel; and said end cap is a single injection-molded member wherein said apron includes a floor portion on the longer parallel side of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior surface of the floor of the channel, a pair of side portions on the non-parallel sides of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior sides of the side walls of the channel, a top portion formed integral with the shorter parallel side of the end plate and being positionable in engagement with a portion of the inner surface of the top, and each of the side portions including a slot for receiving a portion of a tongue and a portion of an ear.

Claim 3

A cable closure comprising, an elongated unitary channel having an elongated floor and an elongated resilient side wall formed integral with each of the elongated edges of the floor, each side wall being substantially perpendicular to the floor in an unstressed attitude, a cover lockably mountable on the side walls to close the open side of the channel, said cover including a top and a cover lock engageable with the free edge of the side walls to hold the cover onto the channel and to hold the side walls in a slightly inwardly-disposed attitude, and an end cap mounted on one end of the channel for closing said end of the channel, said end cap including an end plate having a generally trapezoidal configuration, and an apron formed integral with the outer periphery of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the channel, said apron of the end cap is substantially perpendicular to the end plate and includes a floor portion on the longer of the parallel sides of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the exterior surface of the floor of the channel, a pair of side portions being on the non-parallel sides of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior sides of the side walls of the channel, and a top portion formed integral with the shorter parallel side of the end plate and being positionable for engagement with a portion of the inner side of the top, each of said side portions of the apron including a slot for receiving a portion of the channel and a portion of the cover lock of said cover.

Claim 4

A cable closure comprising, an elongated unitary channel having an elongated floor and an elongated resilient side wall formed integral with each of the elongated edges of the floor, each side wall being substantially perpendicular to the floor in an unstressed attitude, a cover lockably mountable on the side walls to close the open side of the channel, said cover including a top and a cover lock engageable with the free edge of the side walls to hold the cover onto the channel and to hold the side walls in a slightly inwardly-disposed attitude, and an end cap mounted on one end of the channel for closing said end of the channel, said end cap including an end plate having a generally trapezoidal configuration, and an apron formed integral with the outer periphery of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the channel, said apron of the end cap is substantially perpendicular to the end plate and includes a floor portion on the longer of the parallel sides of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the exterior surface of the floor of the channel, a pair of side portions being on the non-parallel sides of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior sides of the side walls of the channel, and a top portion formed integral with the shorter parallel side of the end plate and being positionable for engagement with a portion of the inner side of the top, each of said side portions of the apron including a slot for receiving a portion of the channel and a portion of the cover lock of said cover.

Claim 5

A cable closure comprising, an elongated unitary channel having an elongated floor and an elongated resilient side wall formed integral with each of the elongated edges of the floor, each side wall being substantially perpendicular to the floor in an unstressed attitude, a cover lockably mountable on the side walls to close the open side of the channel, said cover including a top and a cover lock engageable with the free edge of the side walls to hold the cover onto the channel and to hold the side walls in a slightly inwardly-disposed attitude, and an end cap mounted on one end of the channel for closing said end of the channel, said end cap including an end plate having a generally trapezoidal configuration, and an apron formed integral with the outer periphery of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the channel, said apron of the end cap includes a floor portion formed integral with the longer parallel side of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the exterior surface of the floor of the channel, a pair of side portions formed integral with the non-parallel sides of the trapezoidal end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior sides of the side walls of the channel, a top portion formed integral with the shorter parallel side of the end plate and being positionable for engagement with a portion of the inner side of the top, and each of said side portions of the apron including a slot adjacent to the top portion; and said channel includes an ear formed integral with the entire length of the free edge of each of the side walls, each of said ears being perpendicular to its respective side wall, each of said ears having a portion at one end thereof positionable in the respective slot of the side portion of the end cap apron.

Claim 6

A cable closure comprising, an elongated unitary channel having an elongated floor and an elongated resilient side wall formed integral with each of the elongated edges of the floor, each side wall being substantially perpendicular to the floor in an unstressed attitude, a cover lockably mountable on the side walls to close the open side of the channel, said cover including a top and a cover lock engageable with the free edge of the side walls to hold the cover onto the channel and to hold the side walls in a slightly inwardly-disposed attitude, and an end cap mounted on one end of the channel for closing said end of the channel, said end cap including an end plate having a generally trapezoidal configuration, and an apron formed integral with the outer periphery of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the channel, said apron of the end cap includes a floor portion formed integral with the longer parallel side of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the exterior surface of the floor of the channel, a pair of side portions formed integral with the non-parallel sides of the trapezoidal end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior sides of the side walls of the channel, a top portion formed integral with the shorter parallel side of the end plate and being positionable for engagement with a portion of the inner side of the top, and each of said side portions of the apron including a slot adjacent to the top portion; and said channel includes an ear formed integral with the entire length of the free edge of each of the side walls, each of said ears being perpendicular to its respective side wall, each of said ears having a portion at one end thereof positionable in the respective slot of the side portion of the end cap apron.

Claim 7

A cable closure comprising, an elongated unitary channel having an elongated floor and an elongated resilient side wall formed integral with each of the elongated edges of the floor, each side wall being substantially perpendicular to the floor in an unstressed attitude, a cover lockably mountable on the side walls to close the open side of the channel, said cover including a top and a cover lock engageable with the free edge of the side walls to hold the cover onto the channel and to hold the side walls in a slightly inwardly-disposed attitude, and an end cap mounted on one end of the channel for closing said end of the channel, said end cap including an end plate having a generally trapezoidal configuration, and an apron formed integral with the outer periphery of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the channel, said cover is an extruded electrically non-conductive member having a plurality of elongated ribs formed integral with the top and being coextensive therewith, said cover lock includes a riser formed integral with each of opposed longitudinal edges of the top and extending the length of the top, each of said risers being parallel to each other and extending in a direction opposite to the side of the top having the ribs, and an inwardly-extending tongue formed integral with each of the risers, each of the tongues extending the length of the top and being substantially parallel to the top; and said apron including a floor portion on the longer of the parallel sides of the end plate for engagement with the exterior surface of the floor of the channel, a pair of side portions on the non-parallel sides of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior sides of the side walls of the channel, a top portion formed integral with the shorter parallel side of the end plate and being engageable with the inner side of the top, a stop ridge formed integral with the top portion and having a height substantially equal to the thickness of the top, and each of the side portions of the apron including a slot for receiving a portion of the respective inwardly-extending tongue of the cover.

Claim 8

A cable closure comprising, an elongated unitary channel having an elongated floor and an elongated resilient side wall formed integral with each of the elongated edges of the floor, each side wall being substantially perpendicular to the floor in an unstressed attitude, a cover lockably mountable on the side walls to close the open side of the channel, said cover including a top and a cover lock engageable with the free edge of the side walls to hold the cover onto the channel and to hold the side walls in a slightly inwardly-disposed attitude, and an end cap mounted on one end of the channel for closing said end of the channel, said end cap including an end plate having a generally trapezoidal configuration, and an apron formed integral with the outer periphery of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the channel, said cover is an extruded electrically non-conductive member having a plurality of elongated ribs formed integral with the top and being coextensive therewith, said cover lock includes a riser formed integral with each of opposed longitudinal edges of the top and extending the length of the top, each of said risers being parallel to each other and extending in a direction opposite to the side of the top having the ribs, and an inwardly-extending tongue formed integral with each of the risers, each of the tongues extending the length of the top and being substantially parallel to the top; and said apron including a floor portion on the longer of the parallel sides of the end plate for engagement with the exterior surface of the floor of the channel, a pair of side portions on the non-parallel sides of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior sides of the side walls of the channel, a top portion formed integral with the shorter parallel side of the end plate and being engageable with the inner side of the top, a stop ridge formed integral with the top portion and having a height substantially equal to the thickness of the top, and each of the side portions of the apron including a slot for receiving a portion of the respective inwardly-extending tongue of the cover.

Claim 9

A cable closure comprising, an elongated unitary channel having an elongated floor and an elongated resilient side wall formed integral with each of the elongated edges of the floor, each side wall being substantially perpendicular to the floor in an unstressed attitude, a cover lockably mountable on the side walls to close the open side of the channel, said cover including a top and a cover lock engageable with the free edge of the side walls to hold the cover onto the channel and to hold the side walls in a slightly inwardly-disposed attitude, and an end cap mounted on one end of the channel for closing said end of the channel, said end cap including an end plate having a generally trapezoidal configuration, and an apron formed integral with the outer periphery of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the channel, said cover is an extruded electrically non-conductive member having a plurality of elongated ribs formed integral with one side of the top, said cover lock including a riser formed integral with each of the opposed longitudinal edges of the top and extending over the length of the top, each of said risers being parallel to the other riser and extending in the direction opposite to the side having the ribs, and an inwardly-extending tongue formed integral with each of the risers, each of said tongues extending the length of the top and being substantially parallel to the top and to each other, said tongues having their inward edges being spaced a distance substantially equal to the width of the floor of the channel; said channel including an ear formed integral with the entire length of the free edge of each of the side walls, each of said ears being perpendicular to its respective side wall and being engageable with a respective tongue of the cover to hold the cover onto the channel, each of said ears having a width greater than its respective tongue for engagement of the outer edge of each of the ears with its respective riser; and said end cap is a single injection-molded member wherein said apron includes a floor portion on the longer parallel side of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior surface of the floor of the channel, a pair of side portions on the non-parallel sides of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior sides of the side walls of the channel, a top portion formed integral with the shorter parallel sides of the end plate and being positionable in engagement with a portion of the inner surface of the top, each of the side portions including a slot having a width greater than the combined thickness of its respective tongue and ear to receive a portion of its respective tongue and a portion of its respective ear, and said end plate having an aperture for receiving an electrical cable; and each of the risers of the cover lock having a width greater than the combined thickness of its respective ear and the top portion of the apron to receive a portion of the respective ear and a portion of the top portion between its respective tongue and the top.

Claim 10

A cable closure comprising, an elongated unitary channel having an elongated floor and an elongated resilient side wall formed integral with each of the elongated edges of the floor, each side wall being substantially perpendicular to the floor in an unstressed attitude, a cover lockably mountable on the side walls to close the open side of the channel, said cover including a top and a cover lock engageable with the free edge of the side walls to hold the cover onto the channel and to hold the side walls in a slightly inwardly-disposed attitude, and an end cap mounted on one end of the channel for closing said end of the channel, said end cap including an end plate having a generally trapezoidal configuration, and an apron formed integral with the outer periphery of the end plate for engagement with a portion of the channel, said cover is an extruded electrically non-conductive member having a plurality of elongated ribs formed integral with one side of the top, said cover lock including a riser formed integral with each of the opposed longitudinal edges of the top and extending over the length of the top, each of said risers being parallel to the other riser and extending in the direction opposite to the side having the ribs, and an inwardly-extending tongue formed integral with each of the risers, each of said tongues extending the length of the top and being substantially parallel to the top and to each other, said tongues having their inward edges being spaced a distance substantially equal to the width of the floor of the channel; said channel including an ear formed integral with the entire length of the free edge of each of the side walls, each of said ears being perpendicular to its respective side wall and being engageable with a respective tongue of the cover to hold the cover onto the channel, each of said ears having a width greater than its respective tongue for engagement of the outer edge of each of the ears with its respective riser; and said end cap is a single injection-molded member wherein said apron includes a floor portion on the longer parallel side of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior surface of the floor of the channel, a pair of side portions on the non-parallel sides of the end plate engageable with a portion of the exterior sides of the side walls of the channel, a top portion formed integral with the shorter parallel sides of the end plate and being positionable in engagement with a portion of the inner surface of the top, each of the side portions including a slot having a width greater than the combined thickness of its respective tongue and ear to receive a portion of its respective tongue and a portion of its respective ear, and said end plate having an aperture for receiving an electrical cable; and each of the risers of the cover lock having a width greater than the combined thickness of its respective ear and the top portion of the apron to receive a portion of the respective ear and a portion of the top portion between its respective tongue and the top.