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US 5,067,678 AGranted
Optic cable management system
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsRoy L. Henneberger, Ronald M. Weitnauer, Wayne A. Johnson
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Abstract
A cable routing system is disclosed having a plurality of troughs. Each of the troughs includes walls cooperating to define a cable pathway. The trough has attachment members secured to the walls. The attachment members present cooperating surfaces which receive a mounting bracket of predetermined dimensions. The trough and attachment members are extruded such that the same cooperating members are presented along the entire longitudinal dimension of the wall. The cable routing system is designed to carry optical fiber cables.
Claims9
A cable routing system comprising:
- a plurality of troughs having a plurality of walls, cooperating to define a cable pathway;
- said trough having at least one attachment member secured to at least one of said plurality of walls;
- said attachment member having cooperating surfaces sized to receive a mounting bracket of predetermined dimensions;
- said attachment member extending along the length of said wall, with said member selected to present said cooperating surfaces at any one of a plurality of locations along a longitudinal dimension of said wall;
- a take-off union having a main body portion with first wall means defining a body cable pathway extending between first and second body ends;
- attachment means for attaching said body ends to said trough, with said body cable pathway connecting a cable pathway of said trough,
- said main body having second wall means defining an outlet in communication with said body cable pathway;
- a flexible conduit having at least a first free end;
- attaching means for attaching said first free end to said outlet, with said conduit disposed to receive a cable, said attaching means including inner wall means opposing said second wall means, said conduit disposed with said first free end between said inner and second wall means with an exterior of said conduit opposing said second wall means and with said inner wall means opposing an interior of said conduit, means for urging said inner wall means toward said second wall means whereby said conduit is captures between said inner and second wall means.
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