Cable duct
AssigneeHellermannTyton Corporation
InventorGiovanni Lewinski
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Abstract
An cable duct is presented herein. The cable duct includes a cover plate having a double sided hinge allowing the cover to be opened from one of two sides. The cover has a pair of saddle features longitudinally extending along distal edges of the cover plate, a base plate arranged opposite the cover plate, and a sidewalls extending from the base plate to the cover plate. Each sidewall defines a lobe mechanism on a sidewall end opposite the base plate that is configured to engage the corresponding saddle feature releasably secure the cover plate to the sidewall. Each saddle feature is configured to pivot about the lobe mechanism. Each lobe mechanism includes a rounded outer lobe portion having a first radius and a rounded inner lobe portion having a second radius. The first radius is greater than the second radius.
Claims40
A cable duct defining a cavity configured to retain an elongate conductor, comprising:
- a cover plate defining a first saddle feature longitudinally extending along a first distal edge of the cover plate and a second saddle feature longitudinally extending along a second distal edge of the cover plate opposite the first distal edge;
- a base plate arranged opposite the cover plate;
- a first sidewall extending from a longitudinal edge of the base plate to the cover plate, wherein the first sidewall defines a first lobe mechanism on a first sidewall end opposite the base plate configured to engage the first saddle feature and releasably secure the cover plate to the first sidewall, wherein the first saddle feature is configured to pivot about the first lobe mechanism;
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- a second sidewall extending from another longitudinal edge of the base plate to the cover plate, wherein the second sidewall defines a second lobe mechanism on a second sidewall end opposite the base plate configured to engage the second saddle feature and releasably secure the cover plate to the second sidewall, wherein the second saddle feature is configured to pivot about the second lobe mechanism, wherein each of the first and second lobe mechanisms include a rounded outer lobe portion having a first radius and a rounded inner lobe portion having a second radius, and wherein the first radius is greater than the second radius.
A cable duct defining a cavity configured to retain an elongate conductor, comprising:
- a cover plate defining a first hinge mechanism longitudinally extending along a first distal edge of the cover plate and a second hinge mechanism longitudinally extending along a second distal edge of the cover plate opposite the first distal edge;
- a base plate arranged opposite the cover plate;
- a first sidewall extending from a longitudinal edge of the base plate to the cover plate, wherein the first sidewall defines a first lobe mechanism on a first sidewall end opposite the base plate configured to engage the first hinge mechanism and releasably secure the cover plate to the first sidewall, wherein the first hinge mechanism is configured to pivot about the first lobe mechanism;
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- a second sidewall extending from another longitudinal edge of the base plate to the cover plate, wherein the second sidewall defines a second lobe mechanism on a second sidewall end opposite the base plate configured to engage the second hinge mechanism and releasably secure the cover plate to the second sidewall, wherein the second hinge mechanism is configured to pivot about the second lobe mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.