Device for supporting or routing lines in passages

• US 7,019,214 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2004
• Issued: 03/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: CableRunner Austria GmbH & Co. KG. (América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V.)
• Original Assignee: WIEN Kanal-Abwassertechnologien GmbH
• Inventors: Kübel, Johann, Kadrnoska, Helmut, Reiss, Gerhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Reichard, Dean A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nino, Adolfo
• Application Number:
  US10/985,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20050145756A1
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• Field of Search: 174/37, 174/48, 174/68.1, 174/68.3, 174 96-101, 59/781, 138/108, 138/113, 138/117, 248/49, 248/53, 248/57, 248/67.7, 248/68.1, 248/73, 385/100, 385/102, 385/106, 385/134, 385/137
• US Class Current: 174/68.3
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/26 specially adapted for supporting the pipes all along their length, e.g. pipe channels or ducts channels for electric cables formed by wire H02G3/0443
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4461 Articulated
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/508 Fixation devices in ducts for drawing cables
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 1/086 using fluid as pulling means, e.g. liquid, pressurised gas or suction means
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 9/06 in underground tubes or conduits; Tubes or conduits therefor

Abstract

A device for supporting or routing lines in passages, in particular sewers, has a cable conduit that accommodates the lines. The cable conduit is made up of single segments that are connected to each other, which has a base from which cheek pieces protrude. The base is made up of adjacent segments, preferably of sheet metal, that are connected flexibly to one another. Cheek pieces that project from the base are formed of a flexible material, preferably plastic.

Claims

1. A device for supporting or routing lines, comprising:

a cable conduit for accommodating the lines, said cable conduit being formed with a plurality of interconnected individual segments;

each of said segments having a base and cheek pieces projecting from said base;

said base of a respective said segment being flexibly jointed with said base of an adjoining said segment, and said cheek pieces being formed of a flexible material; and

hollow rivets connecting adjacent said segments to one another and extending substantially perpendicular to said base, and wherein said segments are pivotally disposed about an axis of said hollow rivets.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said flexible material of said cheek pieces is plastic and said base is formed of sheet metal.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said base is formed with edges, and said cheek pieces are formed with side slots configured for accommodating therein said edges of said segments.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein said edges of said segments are curved in an arc.

5. The device according to claim 1, which further comprises fasteners configured to pass through said hollow rivets and to attach said cable conduit to a wall along which the lines are to be routed.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein said fasteners are self-tapping screws for anchoring in a wall of a sewer.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein said self-tapping screws are enclosed, along a threaded section, with a sealant.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein said sealant is silicone.

9. The device according to claim 1, which comprises a spacer within said cable conduit and protruding from said base.

10. The device according to claim 1, which comprises a spacer within said cable conduit, said spacer protruding from said base and covering said hollow rivets.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein said spacer is formed of hard foam.

12. The device according to claim 1, which comprises a distance piece at said cheek pieces remote from said base.

13. A device for supporting or routing lines, comprising:

a cable conduit for accommodating the lines, said cable conduit being formed with a plurality of interconnected individual segments;

each of said segments having a base and cheek pieces projecting from said base;

said base of a respective said segment being flexibly jointed with said base of an adjoining said segment; and

said cheek pieces being formed of a flexible material and at least one of said cheek pieces being formed with at least one chamber extending in a longitudinal direction of said cable conduit.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein said chamber is formed with an opening that is at least partly closeable by at least one flexible lip.

15. A device for routing lines in a sewer, comprising:

a cable conduit for accommodating the lines, said cable conduit being formed with a plurality of interconnected individual segments;

each of said segments having a base and cheek pieces formed of flexible material projecting from said base;

said base of a respective said segment being flexibly jointed with said base of an adjoining said segment;

a conduit box mounted in a shaft leading to the sewer, wherein said cable conduit is connected to said conduit box, and said conduit box has an extension piece accommodating the lines and configured for coupling to said cable conduit.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein said conduit box has rounded guide surface on an outside of an end region thereof, said rounded guide surface incorporating said extension piece.

17. The device according to claim 16, wherein said guide surface is defined by cheek pieces protruding from a side thereof.

18. The device according to claim 16, wherein said conduit box includes laterally protruding studs.

19. A device for supporting or routing lines, comprising:

a cable conduit for accommodating the lines, said cable conduit being formed with a plurality of interconnected individual segments;

each of said segments having a base and cheek pieces projecting from said base;

said base of a respective said segment being flexibly jointed with said base of an adjoining said segment, and said cheek pieces being formed of a flexible material;

said cheek pieces having a bottom and a plurality of dividers extending from said bottom, and pairs of adjacent dividers defining respective chambers.

20. The device according to claim 19, wherein said bottom extends perpendicular to said base.

21. A device for supporting or routing lines, comprising:

a cable conduit for accommodating the lines, said cable conduit being formed with a plurality of interconnected individual segments;

each of said segments having a base and cheek pieces projecting from said base;

said base of a respective said segment being flexibly jointed with said base of an adjoining said segment, and said cheek pieces being formed of a flexible material; and

a distance piece formed as a spacer flange at an end area of said cheek piece and extending in a direction perpendicular to said base.

22. A device for supporting or routing lines, comprising:

a cable conduit for accommodating the lines, said cable conduit being formed with a plurality of interconnected individual segments;

each of said segments having a base and cheek pieces projecting from said base;

said base of a respective said segment being flexibly jointed with said base of an adjoining said segment, and said cheek pieces being formed of a flexible material; and

a distance piece extending from a divider of said cheek piece formed remote from said base, and said distance piece projecting perpendicularly or inclined at an angle of at most 20°

.

23. A device for supporting or routing lines, comprising:

a cable conduit for accommodating the lines, said cable conduit being formed with a plurality of interconnected individual segments;

each of said segments having a base and cheek pieces projecting from said base;

said base of a respective said segment being flexibly jointed with said base of an adjoining said segment, and said cheek pieces being formed of a flexible material; and

a flange formed on a bottom of said cheek pieces, said flange extending in a direction enclosing an angle of between 0° and

60°

with said base and being formed in a region of said cheek pieces remote from said base, and substantially facing towards the opposite one of said cheek pieces.

24. The device according to claim 23, wherein said flange is a pliable or resilient or flexible element.