Cable trough
AssigneeNorthstone (Ni) Limited
InventorsSteven Brooker, Nuala Maskey
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Abstract
A cable trough (1) has a base (2) a plurality of sidewalls (3) and open ends (5, 6) arranged for connection to the open end of another cable trough to form a cable trough system. Both open ends (5, 6) are provided with a multiway connector (25, 26). The multiway connectors (25, 26) comprise both a groove (9) to receive the tongue (11) of another cable trough and a tongue for insertion into the groove of another cable trough. Both ends are capable of connection to a male connector (16) of another cable trough, comprising a tongue, and capable of connection to a female connector (15) of another cable trough, comprising a groove.
Claims21
A cable trough having a base, a plurality of sidewalls, a first open end and a second open end, each open end arranged for connection to the open end of another cable trough to form a cable trough system;
- wherein both the first open end and the second open end are provided with a multiway connector, the multiway connectors each comprising both a groove to receive the tongue of another cable trough and a tongue for insertion into the groove of another cable trough, whereby both ends are configured for connection to a male connector of another cable trough, comprising a tongue, and configured for connection to a female connector of another cable trough, comprising a groove wherein, in connection, the respective tongue is dropped down into the respective groove while the cable trough rests on the ground.
A lid for a cable trough comprising a base, a plurality of sidewalls, a first open end and a second open end;
- the lid arranged to be seated on the top of the sidewalls of the cable trough, having an upper surface inclined towards two sides, away from a centreline, in order to aid drainage;
- wherein the lid has at least two feet on its underside one on each side of the centreline so as to allow one lid to be stacked stably horizontally on another for transportation, despite the inclined upper surface and connection means for connecting to the sidewalls of the cable trough, the connection means being “ducks feet”, arranged to be inserted into slots through the upper surface of the sidewalls and engaged underneath the upper surface of the sidewalls by sliding the lid longitudinally, wherein the at least two feet are separated from the connection means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.