Patent ID: 9368951
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: F16L,H02G

Claim Text:
1. An articulated cable protection and guide apparatus, comprising: a plurality of synthetic resin block bodies; each of said plurality of synthetic resin block bodies includes concave-convex fittings, said plurality of synthetic resin block bodies is pivotably, flexibly and articulately connected to each other, longitudinally, by said concave-convex fittings of each of said plurality of synthetic resin block bodies, thereby forming a train of block bodies; a first flexible belt member and a second flexible belt member; said first flexible belt member includes a plurality of tubular storing portions; said second flexible belt member includes a plurality of tubular storing portions; each of said first and second flexible belt members includes a width, a length, a left side and a right side; said first and second flexible belt members are disposed longitudinally; said first flexible belt member includes an engaging surface, said engaging surface of said first flexible belt member is vertically wavy in cross-section; said second flexible belt member includes an engaging surface, said engaging surface of said second flexible belt member is vertically wavy in cross-section; said engaging surface of said first flexible belt member and said engaging surface of said second flexible belt member are engaged concavo-convexly and nested together; said tubular storing portions of said first flexible belt member are vertically symmetric and wavy in cross-section; said tubular storing portions of said second flexible belt member are vertically symmetric and wavy in cross-section; said first flexible belt member and said second flexible belt member are engaged concavo-convexly and nested together and form a flexional circumferential bend; said flexional circumferential bend includes a flexional inner circumferential side, said second flexible belt member resides on said flexional inner circumferential side of said flexional circumferential bend; said flexional circumferential bend includes a flexional outer circumferential side, said first flexible belt member resides on said flexional outer circumferential side of said flexional circumferential bend; said train of block bodies resides in one of said plurality of tubular storing portions of said first flexible belt member to control and support straight and bending postures of said first and second flexible belt members; at least one cable resides: in another of said plurality of tubular storing portions of said first flexible belt member; or, in one of said plurality of tubular storing portions of said second flexible belt member; and, said train of block bodies residing within said one of said plurality of tubular storing portions of said first flexible belt member and said at least one cable residing in said another of said plurality of tubular storing portions of said first flexible belt member or in said one of said plurality of tubular storing portions of said second flexible belt member are arranged in parallel with respect to each other.