Telecommunication multiple cable carrier
AssigneeTelect, Inc.
InventorDuane B. Kutsch
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Abstract
The preferred embodiment of a telecommunication multiple cable carrier 10 is illustrated in the drawings for receiving and supporting a bundle of telecommunication cables between one component 14 and a space component 16 in which one component is movable relative to the other. The carrier 10 comprises a plurality of interconnected links 18 that are pivotal with respect to each other and may be easily disconnected. The links have a central section with a female end section and an opposite male end section for interconnecting with adjacent sections. Side walls extend upward to a removable cover for defining a cavity 36 for receiving the cables.
Claims10
A telecommunication multiple cable carrier for receiving and supporting a bundle of telecommunication cables between two spaced locations while preventing such cables from being bent in an arc of less than a predetermined radius of curvature between the two locations, comprising:
- a plurality of cable links that are pivotally interconnected to collectively extend between the two spaced locations;
- each of the links having a central section, a female connector section and a male connector section;
- said central section having a base, spaced upright side walls and a cover extending between the side walls forming a bundle passageway through the link to receive the bundle of cables therein;
- said female connector section having a female connector element for receiving a complementary male connector element of an adjacent link to enable the link to pivot in a substantially horizontal plane about a first upright pivot axis defined by the female connector element;
- said male connector section having a male connector element for projecting into a complementary female connector element of an adjacent link to enable the link to pivot in the substantially horizontal plane about a second upright pivot axis spaced from and defined by the male connector element;
- said male and female connector elements having complementary abutment means for limiting the pivotal movement of each link relative to its adjacent link about the upright axes to prevent the carrier from forming an arc having a radius of curvature less than the prescribed radius of curvature to minimize damage to the cables;
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- wherein the cover has opening means to enable one or more of the cables to be removed from the cable passageway without having to pull the cables longitudinally through the passageways.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.