Wire raceway for attachment under the floor of a railway car

Claim 2

A wire raceway for holding wires extending under the floor of a railway car comprising: (a) a plurality of threaded studs secured to said floor and extending downward therefrom, a spacer member positioned about said threaded stud adjacent said floor and a spaced hanger member positioned on each of said studs below said spacer and comprising a flat center connecting section about said stud, opposite laterally extending sections extending from said center connecting section for supporting wires to be placed thereon in the space between said hanger member and floor, and a nut threadably engaging the threads of said stud and engaging said center section for securing said center section against said spacer member, (b) a cover below said nut and including a plurality of extending sections extending between said spaced hanger members, and (c) strap elements disposed to be connected to said threaded stud at the ends of said sections of said cover to support said sections against said hanger members.

Claim 3

A wire raceway as set forth in claim 1 wherein said sections of said cover include a plurality of perforations therein to prevent water from accumulating around said wires and providing ventilation.

Claim 4

A raceway as set forth in claim 2 wherein said laterally extending sections of said hanger members each include an inner section extending outwardly and downwardly at an angle from said flat center connection section, a central support section substantially parallel with said floor and an outer section extending outwardly and upwardly at an angle.

Claim 5

A raceway as set forth in claim 3 wherein said sections of said cover include longitudinally extending inner, central and outer portions extending from a flat center connection portion corresponding to the angles of the laterally extending sections of said hanger members.

Claim 6

A wire raceway as set forth in claim 4 wherein the inner angular portions of said sections of said cover are shorter than the inner angular portions of said hanger member so that mounting space is provided between said flat center connection section of said hanger member and said flat center connection portion of said section of said cover.

Claim 7

A wire raceway as set forth in claim 5 wherein each of said hanger members includes an opening therein, and studs are secured to said floor and extend through openings of said hanger members and said space members, and nuts are provided to threadedly engage said studs to secure said hanger members in place against said spacer members.

Claim 8

A wire raceway as set forth in claim 6 wherein slots are provided in the ends of said sections of said cover to receive said threaded studs, said slots being sufficiently large to accommodate slight misalignments in the sections of said cover when they are installed.

Claim 9

A wire raceway for holding wires extending under the floor of a railway car comprising: (a) a plurality of threaded studs secured to said floor and extending downwardly therefrom; (b) a spaced hanger member positioned about each of said studs and including opposite laterally extending sections extending from a flat center connecting section and being connected to and extending below said floor and having each spacer member about said threaded stud to provide space between said floor and said hanger member to permit wires to be placed on said hanger member in the space between said hanger members and floor and a first nut threadably engaging said threaded stud to secure said hanger member against said spacer member and in position on said stud; (c) each of said laterally extending sections of said hanger members include an inner section extending outwardly and downwardly at an angle from said flat center connection section, a central support section substantially parallel with said floor and an outer section extending outwardly and upwardly at an angle; (d) a cover including a plurality of extending sections extending between said spaced hanger members including a plurality of perforations for preventing water and debris accumulation therein; (e) each of said sections of said cover include longitudinally extending inner, central and outer portions extending from a flat center connection portion corresponding to the angles of the laterally extending sections of said hanger members, and each end of said inner portion having a slot therein for accommodating misalignments of the sections during assembly; (f) said inner angular portions of said sections of said cover are shorter than the inner angular portions of said hanger member so that mounting space is provided between said flat center connection section of said hanger member and said flat center connection portion of said section of said cover; and (g) strap elements disposed to be connected to said hanger members by a second nut threadably engaging said stud and at the ends of said sections of said cover to support said sections against said hanger members.

Claim 10

A wire raceway for holding wires extending under the floor of a railway car comprising: (a) a plurality of threaded studs secured to said floor and extending downwardly therefrom; (b) a spaced hanger member positioned about each of said studs and including opposite laterally extending sections extending from a flat center connecting section and being connected to and extending below said floor and having each spacer member about said threaded stud to provide space between said floor and said hanger member to permit wires to be placed on said hanger member in the space between said hanger members and floor and a first nut threadably engaging said threaded stud to secure said hanger member against said spacer member and in position on said stud; (c) each of said laterally extending sections of said hanger members include an inner section extending outwardly and downwardly at an angle from said flat center connection section, a central support section substantially parallel with said floor and an outer section extending outwardly and upwardly at an angle; (d) a cover including a plurality of extending sections extending between said spaced hanger members including a plurality of perforations for preventing water and debris accumulation therein; (e) each of said sections of said cover include longitudinally extending inner, central and outer portions extending from a flat center connection portion corresponding to the angles of the laterally extending sections of said hanger members, and each end of said inner portion having a slot therein for accommodating misalignments of the sections during assembly; (f) said inner angular portions of said sections of said cover are shorter than the inner angular portions of said hanger member so that mounting space is provided between said flat center connection section of said hanger member and said flat center connection portion of said section of said cover; and (g) strap elements disposed to be connected to said hanger members by a second nut threadably engaging said stud and at the ends of said sections of said cover to support said sections against said hanger members.