Compact Spillover Fitting and Method of Use Thereof
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorJack E. Caveney
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Abstract
A spillover fitting is positioned on an upstanding side of a lateral cable trough. The spillover fitting includes a first exit path having a first curved surface that extends at least partially over a base of the lateral cable trough, and a bottom wall having a second curved surface intersecting with the first curved surface. The first surface curves upward relative to the base of the lateral cable trough and defines a top surface of a cable path, and the second surface is convexly curved and defines a bottom surface of the cable path. The radius of curvature of the first curved surface is equal to the radius of curvature of the second curved surface.
Claims10
A spillover fitting for routing cables from a lateral trough, the spillover fitting comprising:
- a fitting wall;
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- a curved lead-in wall extending from a bottom of the fitting wall and configured to be positioned over and adjacent to the lateral trough when the spillover fitting is installed on the lateral trough;
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- a curved floor including an apex of curvature;
- wherein the lead-in wall begins to curve downwardly from the fitting wall at the apex of curvature of the floor.
A spillover fitting for routing cables from a lateral trough having a trough wall, the spillover fitting comprising:
- a fitting wall;
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- a curved lead-in wall extending from a bottom of the fitting wall and configured to be positioned over and adjacent to the lateral trough when the spillover fitting is installed on the lateral trough;
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- a curved floor adjacent to a portion of the fitting wall and configured to guide the cables over the trough wall, a highest point of the floor being positioned below at least a part of the fitting wall, the lead-in wall intersecting the floor.
A fitting for routing cables from a first direction to a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, comprising:
- a wall defining an inner surface disposed to contact and thereby route the cables from the first direction, at least a portion of the inner surface being curved along a first axis that is substantially parallel to the second direction to provide a minimum bend radius for the routed cables;
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- a floor defining an upper surface disposed to contact and thereby route the cables to the second direction, at least a portion of the upper surface being curved along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis to provide a minimum bend radius for the routed cables;
- wherein:
- the curved portion of the first inner surface intersects the curved portion of the upper surface of the floor;
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- the curvature of the portion of the upper surface begins at a same point on the intersection as the curvature of the portion of the inner surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.