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US 7,742,675 B2Granted
Cable trough system and method
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsDerek Sayres, Thomas C. Tinucci, Thomas L. Barnes
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Abstract
A telecommunications cable management system includes trough elements including a planar top surface and sides for cable routing and management. The trough elements are made from separate parts assembled together with a mating arrangement. The mating arrangement allows assembly of the system on site, such as by snapping the parts together. The trough elements are then assembled together to form the cable management system.
Claims4
A telecommunications cable management system comprising:
- a base including a planar top surface, and an opposite facing bottom surface, the base including first and second ends, and first and second sides, the ends and the sides forming a perimeter of the base element;
- two upstanding sides extending from the base;
- wherein the base includes first and second laterally extending sections;
- a mating arrangement between the first and second laterally extending sections, wherein the mating arrangement extends parallel to the upstanding sides;
- wherein the upstanding sides are longitudinal sides extending parallel to one another to define a longitudinal trough member, and wherein the first and second laterally extending sections extend parallel to the upstanding sides;
- wherein the mating arrangement includes a third laterally extending section extending parallel to the upstanding sides, the third laterally extending section extending between the first and second laterally extending sections, wherein the first and second laterally extending sections abut one another.
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