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US 5,469,893 AGranted
Tab and slot fiber optic fitting
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsJack E. Caveney, Robert Nicoli
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Abstract
A duct fitting for joining a plurality of duct sections of a wiring duct network comprising a fitting base and a fitting cover having corresponding tabs and slots for providing a simple assembly operation for fixing the cover to the base. The fitting base has tabs formed on the marginal edges of its sidewalls which cooperate with slots formed on flanges of the cover. The sidewalls of the base are flexed inwardly and then released to engage the tabs with the slots of the cover.
Claims12
A fitting for joining a plurality of duct sections of a cable duct network comprising:
- a base member including a floor section;
- a plurality of sidewalls perpendicularly disposed and extending from an interior face of the floor section to a marginal edge at a distal end of the sidewall;
- a plurality of narrow tabs formed on the marginal edges of the sidewalls and disposed so as to extend perpendicularly away from a distal end of an exterior surface of the sidewalls;
- a cover member, engageable with the base member, having a lid section and including flange portions extending perpendicularly from an interior face of the lid section;
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- a plurality of slots formed in the flange portions disposed for engagement with corresponding tabs of the base member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.