Cable trough cover
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsMatthew D. Ferris, Joel T. Fisher
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Abstract
A cable trough cover assembly and method of assembly including a cover plate and a hinge piece. The cover plate includes a pivot member along at least one edge, and the hinge piece defines a pocket for releasably receiving the pivot member. The pocket and pivot member arrangement allow the cover plate to be rotated relative to a cable trough to which the hinge pieces may be mounted.
Claims16
A method of covering a cable trough, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a cover plate having a pivot member, and providing a hinge member having a recess shaped for receiving a sidewall of the cable trough;
- b) attaching the hinge member to the sidewall of the cable trough;
- c) positioning the pivot member of the cover plate within a pocket of the hinge member;
- d) rotating the pivot member within the pocket of the hinge member to cover or uncover the cable trough.
A method of covering a cable trough member to protect cables placed inside the cable trough member, the cable trough member having two sidewalls, the method comprising:
- snapping a hinge clip onto a first sidewall of the cable trough member, the hinge clip defining a socket;
- positioning a cover plate including a first pivot member over an open portion defined by the cable trough member;
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- snapping the first pivot member of the cover plate into the socket of the hinge clip to allow the cover plate to pivot about the first pivot member between open and closed positions.
A cover and hinge assembly for covering cables placed in a cable trough member, the cable trough member having a base and two sidewalls, the assembly comprising:
- a hinge clip configured to be detachably coupled to a first sidewall of a cable trough member, the hinge clip defining a receiving portion;
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- a cover plate including a main body having first and second ends, the cover plate including a pivot member at the first end;
- wherein the pivot member is received in the receiving portion of the hinge clip to allow the cover plate to be pivoted about the pivot member from an open position to a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.