Wire basket bracket

Abstract

A bracket designed to mount a cable management assembly to a wire basket. The bracket includes a bracket frame and a locking plate. The bracket frame has a base with a first end and a second end, a first sidewall extending from the base, and a second sidewall extending from the base. The first side wall and the second wall each include notches for receiving the wire basket. The locking plate is secured to the bracket frame. The locking plate having a base with a first end and a second end, a first sidewall extending from the base, and a second sidewall extending from the base. A fastener secures the bracket frame and the locking plate to the cable management assembly.

1 . A bracket for mounting a cable management assembly, the bracket comprising:
 a bracket frame having a base with a first end and a second end, a first sidewall extending from the base, and a second sidewall extending from the base, the first side wall and the second wall each include notches; and   a locking plate secured to the bracket frame, the locking plate having a base with a first end and a second end, a first sidewall extending from the base, and a second sidewall extending from the base;   whereby a fastener secures the bracket frame and the locking plate to the cable management assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket frame is U-shaped and the locking plate is U-shaped. 
     
     
         3 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the base of the bracket frame is rectangular with a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the first sidewall resides along the first longitudinal edge and the second sidewall resides along the second longitudinal edge; and wherein the base of the locking plate is rectangular with a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the first sidewall resides along the first longitudinal edge and the second sidewall resides along the second longitudinal edge. 
     
     
         4 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall each include an interior side and an exterior side, the notches in the first sidewall and the second sidewall extend from the exterior side to the interior side of the first and second sidewalls. 
     
     
         5 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the notches are U-shaped for receiving parallel wires of a wire basket. 
     
     
         6 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the notches formed in the first sidewall and the notches formed in the second sidewall are aligned with each other. 
     
     
         7 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein one notch is formed in the first and second sidewalls near the first end of the bracket frame and one notch is formed in the first and second sidewalls near the second end of the bracket frame. 
     
     
         8 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the base of the bracket frame having a through hole for receiving the fastener and the locking plate having a through hole for receiving the fastener, whereby the through hole in the bracket frame is aligned with the through hole in the locking plate. 
     
     
         9 . The bracket of  claim 8 , wherein the through hole in the bracket frame is circular and the through hole in the locking plate is rectangular. 
     
     
         10 . A wire basket assembly for mounting a cable cleat assembly to a wire basket, wherein the wire basket assembly comprising:
 a wire basket having a first plurality of cross wires disposed parallel to each other, a second plurality of cross wires disposed parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first plurality of cross wires, wherein the first plurality of cross wires and the second plurality of cross wires form a grid; and   a wire basket bracket secured to the wire basket, wherein the wire basket bracket comprising a bracket frame and a locking plate; the bracket frame having a base with a first end and a second end, a first sidewall extending from the base, and a second sidewall extending from the base, the first side wall and the second wall each include notches for receiving cross wires of the wire basket; and the locking plate having a base with a first end and a second end, a first sidewall extending from the base, and a second sidewall extending from the base;   whereby a fastener secures the bracket frame and the locking plate to the cable cleat assembly.   
     
     
         11 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the first plurality of cross wires and the second plurality of cross wires form rectangular openings in the grid. 
     
     
         12 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the bracket frame is U-shaped and the locking plate is U-shaped. 
     
     
         13 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the base of the bracket frame is rectangular with a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the first sidewall resides along the first longitudinal edge and the second sidewall resides along the second longitudinal edge; and wherein the base of the locking plate is rectangular with a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the first sidewall resides along the first longitudinal edge and the second sidewall resides along the second longitudinal edge. 
     
     
         14 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall each include an interior side and an exterior side, the notches in the first sidewall and the second sidewall extend from the exterior side to the interior side of the first and second sidewalls. 
     
     
         15 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the notches are U-shaped for receiving parallel wires of wire basket. 
     
     
         16 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the notches formed in the first sidewall and the second sidewall are aligned with each other. 
     
     
         17 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 10 , wherein one notch is formed in the first and second sidewalls near the first end of the bracket frame and one notch is formed in the first and second sidewalls near the second end of the bracket frame. 
     
     
         18 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the base of the bracket frame having a through hole for receiving the fastener and the locking plate having a through hole for receiving the fastener, whereby the through hole in the bracket frame is aligned with the through hole in the locking plate. 
     
     
         19 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the through hole in the bracket frame is circular and the through hole in the locking plate is rectangular. 
     
     
         20 . The wire basket assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the locking plate passes through a rectangular opening in the grid and the notches in the bracket frame engage the first plurality of cross wires of the wire basket; and wherein the cable cleat assembly and the locking plate are rotated to position the cable cleat assembly to receive cables running a length of the wire basket and to position the locking plate parallel with the bracket frame.