Wireway system having a pivotable cover

A reenterable wireway system for channeling, selectively routing and retaining various cables of a cable bundle for interconnecting components of a communication system, said wireway system comprising:

• a channel-shaped duct for receiving the cable bundle and having an elongate base and two substantially parallel duct walls extending generally perpendicularly from the base with each of the walls disposed adjacent respective longitudinal edges thereof, duct walls having at least a pair of adjacent duct fingers which define a slot permitting selective routing of various cables of said bundle;
• and
• a cover assembly comprising an integrally co-extruded U-shaped cover for enclosing the duct, the cover including an elongate planar center element, a pair of opposed hinges disposed adjacent respective longitudinal edges thereof, a plurality of corner elements disposed adjacent respective longitudinal edges of each hinge, each of said corner elements having a first component co-planar with the central element, and a second component normal to the first component disposed adjacent a longitudinal edge of the first component, and a plurality of discrete latches disposed at spaced locations on each respective second component, each of said discrete latches having a locking mechanism operatively associated with the slot between said adjacent duct fingers, whereby the cover assembly is removably secured to both walls of the duct by depressing each respective locking mechanism into a locked position in the slot between adjacent duct fingers, and whereby the cover assembly may be pivoted in either direction to an open position by unlatching the locking mechanisms disposed on a longitudinal side of the cover assembly proximate one of said pair of hinges and pivoting the cover assembly about said opposite one of said pair of hinges.

A reenterable wireway system for channeling, selectively routing and retaining various cables of a cable bundle for interconnecting components of a communication system, said wireway system comprising:

• a channel-shaped duct for receiving the cable bundle and having an elongate base and two substantially parallel duct walls extending generally perpendicularly from the base with each of said walls disposed adjacent respective longitudinal edges thereof, duct walls having at least a pair of adjacent duct fingers which define a slot permitting selective routing of various cables of said bundle;
• and
• a cover assembly comprising an integrally co-extruded U-shaped cover for enclosing the duct, the cover including an elongate planar center element, a pair of opposed hinges disposed adjacent respective longitudinal edges thereof, a plurality of corner elements disposed adjacent respective longitudinal edges of each hinge, having a first component normal to the central element, and a second component parallel to the central element extending normal to the first component disposed adjacent a longitudinal edge of the first component, whereby the cover assembly is removably secured to said walls of the duct in a remain open position by depressing each respective locking mechanism disposed along one of the longitudinal edges of the cover assembly into a locked position in the slot between adjacent duct fingers, and whereby the opposite longitudinal edge of the cover is removably secured to the duct by pivoting the opposite longitudinally-aligned latches 90 degrees and depressing each respective locking mechanism into a locked position in the slot between said adjacent duct fingers disposed along the opposite wall, and whereby the cover assembly may be pivoted in either direction to an open position by unlatching each respective locking mechanism on a longitudinal side of the cover assembly proximate one of said pair of hinges and pivoting the cover assembly about said opposite one of said pair of hinges.