Carrier for energy and supply lines

Claim 1

A tube-like carrier for energy lines and other supply lines, with said carrier being disposed between a fixed connection and a movable consuming device; the carrier comprises a plurality of interlocking link members and bracket members that can be angled relative to one another; inwardly disposed link members are provided with outwardly directed stops, and outwardly disposed bracket members, which interconnect adjacent link members, are provided with inwardly directed stops, with said stops of said link members and said stops of said bracket members interlocking with one another; on the upper and lower sides of said tube-like carrier, said link members and said bracket members leave respective openings that extend in the longitudinal direction of said carrier; each of said openings is spanned in a cantilever fashion by a flexible cover strip; said carrier further comprising: link members in the form of pairs of link members, with the link members of a given pair being disposed on opposite sides of said openings, said link members forming side walls for said carrier, with each of said link members having oppositely disposed ends; a respective crosspiece secured to, and disposed between, the two link members of each pair of link members; bracket members in the form of pairs of bracket members, with the bracket members of a given pair being disposed on opposite sides of said openings and interconnecting adjacent pairs of link members in such a way that the latter can be angled relative to one another; and a pair of flexible cover strips, one spanning each of said openings, with each of said cover strips being disposed between corresponding ones of said ends of said link members, of a given pair of link members, on opposite sides of a given one of said openings.