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Granted Patent B2
US 8,882,074 · App. 13/261,382 · Granted Nov 11, 2014

Adapter for fastening a support profile

Inventors: Stefan Koerner (Eschenburg, DE); Markus Neuhof (Ehringshausen-Niederlemp, DE); Paul Root (Bad Endbach, DE)
Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
F16M11/00F16M2200/065H02G3/0608F16M13/02H02G3/0493F16M2200/08F16M11/04F16M11/06
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Patent No.
US 8,882,074
App. No.
13/261,382
Granted
Nov 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an adapter for fastening a support profile, comprising a profile receptacle having a supporting section, and a fastening side which at least in some areas is spaced from the supporting section, wherein a cable maneuvering compartment is formed between the supporting section and the fastening side and is spatially connected to a feedthrough of the supporting section and at least one cable feedthrough. Using said design, cables coming from a wide variety of directions can be fed to the adapter in a simple and organized manner.

Claims (8)

1. An adapter for fastening a support profile comprising a profile receptacle having a support section, and a fastening side which at least in some areas is spaced from the support section, wherein a cable maneuvering compartment is formed between the support section and the fastening side which is spatially connected to a feedthrough of the support section and at least one cable feedthrough, wherein a further cable feedthrough is provided through a side wall of the adapter on a side of the support section facing away from the cable maneuvering compartment, the further cable feedthrough providing a spatial connection between the environment and the profile receptacle and wherein a base part of the adapter comprises a tab extending in the region of the further cable feedthrough and laterally protruding beyond the side wall, the tab comprises one or more openings leading into the fastening side, and the cable feedthrough and the openings can be closed by a common lid.

2. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein two cable feedthroughs lead into the cable maneuvering compartment at opposite sides.

3. The adapter of claim 2 , wherein the cable feedthroughs lead into the cable maneuvering compartment at two pairs of opposing sides.

4. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the cable feedthrough or the cable feedthroughs, respectively, are closed by means of closure pieces which are molded thereto and can be broken away therefrom.

5. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the cable maneuvering compartment can be accessed via the cable feedthroughs in a direction transverse to the fastening plane defined by the fastening side.

6. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the cable feedthrough is open towards the fastening side.

7. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein on a side of the support section facing away from the cable maneuvering compartment, the profile receptacle is formed and is delimited by support surfaces for engaging the outer geometry of a support profile to be inserted into the profile receptacle.

8. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the tab comprises an integrally molded wall that, together with the lid, closes the profile receptacle off from the environment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2013
From: KOERNER, STEFAN; NEUHOF, MARKUS; ROOT, PAUL
To: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 029728/0902 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 000 207 · Jan 26, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130015299A1 · Jan 17, 2013