According to the US Patent & Trademark Office: “Cable support systems for supporting an object at a desired distance below an overhead beam or other overhead structure are provided. Novel clamps for clamping to the overhead structure are fitted to support cables that encircle objects to be supported by the cable support systems.”
It added: “The novel clamps have internal methods to support the cables. The cables are then encircled around the objects and fixed relative to the clamp. The distances between the object and the clamps may be precisely controlled.”
The inventor was issued US Patent Number 7,287,728 on October 30.
The patent has been assigned to Ductmate Industries Inc., East Monongahela, Pennsylvania.
The original application was filed on April 16 2007.
