Bracket for conductors

Claim 2

A resilient bracket formed by extrusion for supporting elongated tubular members comprising: a. a body section which is an extruded form which defines three parallel opensided channels which are disposed side-by-side to each hold one of the elongated members in parallel, the side walls of each of said three channels being concavely formed to extend toward one another across the open sides to retain the elongated tubular members within said channels the floor section of the middle one of said channels being cuspate; b. three elongated legs formed integrally with said body section by extrusion and spaced-apart laterally across said body section to support the elongated members from a supporting surface with the open sides of said channels facing away from the supporting surface and said legs extending toward the surface, the outer two of said legs being of a length for supporting said body section on the supporting surface, and the middle one of said legs extending from said cuspate floor section and including fastening means adapted to secure said body section to the supporting surface so that said outer two legs are in compression and said body section is flexed in a manner which decreases the spread of said cuspate floor section of said middle one of said channels.

Claim 3

A bracket according to claim 1 wherein the distal end portion of said middle leg is bifurcated and said fastening means includes wedge members which are formed on the outer surfaces of said bifurcated portion, said wedge members being arranged so that their narrow ends are adjacent the end of said bifurcated portion, said wedge members being adapted to retain said bifurcated portion with a slot formed through the supporting surface.

Claim 4

A bracket according to claim 2 wherein locating grooves are formed in the outer surfaces of said bifurcated portion above the broad ends of the wedge members for locating against the edge of the supporting surface.

Claim 5

A bracket according to claim 2 wherein said outer two legs are shorter than said bifurcated middle leg.

Claim 6

A bracket according to claim 4 wherein said legs are shaped and dimensioned to hold said elongated members equidistant from the supporting surface.

Claim 7

A bracket according to claim 4 wherein the outer two of said channels are generally elliptical or C-shaped in cross-section.

Claim 8

A bracket according to claim 6 wherein the open sides of said channels are formed too narrowly to freely admit the elongated members thereinto.

Claim 9

A bracket according to claim 1 wherein said body section and said legs are made of an electrically insulating material.

Claim 10

A bracket according to claim 1 wherein said channels in said body section are formed to hold the elongated members parallel to one another in a common plane.

Claim 11

A bracket according to claim 1 wherein said legs are equally spaced apart across the width of said body section.

Claim 12

A resilient apparatus formed by extrusion for supporting elongated electrified rails comprising: a. elongaTed hollow shielding channels made from an electrically insulating material to hold the electrified rails, said shielding channels each having an open side to expose a continuous strip along each of the rails; b. a bracket including a body section which is an extruded form and which defines three parallel open-sided bracket channels which are disposed side-by-side to each hold one of said shielding channels for the electrified rails in parallel and in a common plane, the side walls of each of said three bracket channels being concavely formed to extend toward one another across the open sides, the floor section of the middle one of said bracket channels being cuspate; c. said shielding channels being disposed within said bracket channels with said open sides of said shielding channels being aligned with the open sides of said bracket channels to expose said strips along said rails; d. three elongated legs formed integrally with said body section by extrusion and spaced-apart laterally across said body section to support the shielding channels from a supporting surface with the open sides of said shielding channels facing away from the supporting surface and said legs extending toward said surface, the outer two of said legs being of a length for supporting said body section on the supporting surface, and the middle one of said legs extending from said cuspate floor section and including fastening means adapted to secure said body section to said surface so that said outer two legs are in compression and said body section is flexed in a manner which decreases the spread of said cuspate floor section of said middle one of said bracket channels.

Claim 13

A resilient apparatus formed by extrusion for supporting elongated electrified rails comprising: a. elongaTed hollow shielding channels made from an electrically insulating material to hold the electrified rails, said shielding channels each having an open side to expose a continuous strip along each of the rails; b. a bracket including a body section which is an extruded form and which defines three parallel open-sided bracket channels which are disposed side-by-side to each hold one of said shielding channels for the electrified rails in parallel and in a common plane, the side walls of each of said three bracket channels being concavely formed to extend toward one another across the open sides, the floor section of the middle one of said bracket channels being cuspate; c. said shielding channels being disposed within said bracket channels with said open sides of said shielding channels being aligned with the open sides of said bracket channels to expose said strips along said rails; d. three elongated legs formed integrally with said body section by extrusion and spaced-apart laterally across said body section to support the shielding channels from a supporting surface with the open sides of said shielding channels facing away from the supporting surface and said legs extending toward said surface, the outer two of said legs being of a length for supporting said body section on the supporting surface, and the middle one of said legs extending from said cuspate floor section and including fastening means adapted to secure said body section to said surface so that said outer two legs are in compression and said body section is flexed in a manner which decreases the spread of said cuspate floor section of said middle one of said bracket channels.

Claim 14

A resilient apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the distal end portion of said middle leg is bifurcated and said fastening means includes wedge members which are formed on the outer surfaces of said bifurcated portion, said wedge members being arranged so that their narrow ends are adjacent the end of said bifurcated portion and being adapted to retain said bifurcated portion within a slot formed through the supporting surface.

Claim 15

A resilient apparatus according to claim 12 wherein said outer two legs are shorter than said bifurcated middle leg.

Claim 16

A resilient apparatus according to claim 12 further including a plug member interposed in the space between the bifurcated portion of said middle leg for use after said bracket has been installed on a supporting surface.

Claim 17

A resilient apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the floors of the outer two channels are flat.