Line protecting apparatus

A link of a chain link for protecting cables and service lines and comprising:

• a body portion having a first wall and two opposed side arms integral with the first wall extending away from one side of the first wall and defining at least one channel for receiving at least one service line, the side arms having free ends and being capable of being deflected, the side arms defining first engaging formations;
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• a closure means defining an end wall, the end wall defining short side arms and complementary engaging formations to the first engaging formations for interlocking the end wall to the body portion;
• wherein the first engaging formations include a slot defined in the free end of each side arm of the body portion and the complementary engaging formations include a tongue defined at the free end of each short side arm of the closure means;
• and further including a recess extending transversely across the width of at least one of the shorter side arms and the side walls and a protrusion which locates in the recess extending transversely across the width of at least one of the shorter side arms and the side walls.

An articulated cable handler for protecting cables and service lines comprising a plurality of interconnected links, said links comprising:

• a body portion having a first wall and two opposed side arms integral with the first wall extending away from one side of the first wall and defining at least one channel for receiving at least one service line, the side arms having free ends and being capable of being deflected, the side arms defining first engaging formations;
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• a closure means defining an end wall, the end wall defining complementary engaging formations to the first engaging formations for interlocking the end wall to the body portion characterised in that the engaging formations are arranged such the side arms of the body portion are deflected towards each other to disengage the closure means from the body portion;
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• wherein the first wall of the body portion and the end wall of the or each closure means define linkage elements for linking the link to a similar link.