Cable management system including variable segments

An adjustable cable management trough assembly comprising:

• a first trough member having two upstanding sidewalls extending from a base defining a generally U-shaped trough having an open top and a trough interior for receiving at least one telecommunications cable, the first trough member having first and second ends, the base being curved so that the first trough member defines a first curved, cable pathway defining a first angle;
• a second trough member having two upstanding sidewalls extending from a base defining a generally U-shaped trough having an open top and a trough interior for receiving at least one telecommunications cable, the first trough member having first and second ends, the base being curved so that the second trough member defines a second curved cable pathway defining a second angle;
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• wherein the second end of the first trough member receives the first end of the second trough member so that the first cable pathway communicates with the second cable pathway, and so that the trough assembly may be selectively set at a third angle, the third angle being selectable from a range of angles.

A telescoping cable trough assembly comprising:

• a first angled, U-shaped trough member including a coupling end and an opposite mating end;
• a second angled, U-shaped trough member including a coupling end and an opposite mating end;
• the mating end of the second trough member mated with the mating end of the first trough member for relative movement, wherein a portion of the mating end of the second trough member slides relative to a portion of the mating end of the first trough member, and wherein the relative movement of the second trough member and the first trough member alters a combined angle of the cable trough assembly;
• wherein the coupling ends of the first and second trough members define the same coupling profile for connecting to a coupling member on either coupling end.

A method of assembling a cable management system comprising the steps of:

• providing a first and second spaced-apart U-shaped end members;
• providing an extendable, curved U-shaped trough assembly having first and second trough members positioned between the first and second end members;
• extending the trough assembly;
• connecting the first and second trough members to the respective first and second end members, wherein the first and second trough members remain freely slidable upon disconnecting at least one of the first and second trough members from the respective first and second end members.