Telescoping trough
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Jon Haataja, Brian L. Johnson, Wayne Albin Johnson, Thomas Walter Kampf
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Abstract
A telescoping cable trough section is provided including first and second U-shaped trough sections which are slideably received with each other. One trough section includes slots, and the other includes flanges received in the slots for mating the two trough sections together to form the telescoping cable trough section.
Claims19
A method of assembling a cable routing system comprising the steps of:
- providing first and second spaced-apart U-shaped end members;
- providing a telescoping U-shaped trough with first and second slideable trough sections positioned between the first and second end members;
- connecting the first and second trough sections to the respective first and second end members, wherein the first and second trough sections remain freely slideable upon disconnecting at least one of the first and second trough sections from the respective first and second end members.
A method of assembling a cable routing system comprising the steps of:
- providing first and second spaced-apart end members;
- providing a telescoping cable trough with first and second slideable trough sections positioned between the first and second end members;
- selectively connecting the first trough section to either one of the first and second end members, and connecting the second trough section to the other of the first and second end members;
- wherein the first and second trough sections remain freely slideable upon disconnecting at least one of the first and second trough sections from the respective first and second end members.
A method of assembling a telescoping cable trough, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first trough section including a first terminal end and a first opposite receiving end;
- providing a second trough section including a second terminal end and a second opposite receiving end;
- slideably engaging the first and second receiving ends of the first and second trough sections;
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- slideably engaging outward-extending flanges positioned on the second trough section with slots formed in the first trough section.
A method of assembling a telescoping cable trough, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first trough section including a first terminal end and a first opposite receiving end;
- providing a second trough section including a second terminal end and a second opposite receiving end;
- slideably engaging the first and second receiving ends of the first and second trough sections;
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- connecting a tab and longitudinal slot connection between the first and second trough sections for preventing separation of the first and second trough sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.