Patent ID: 9470866
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. A cable exit trough mountable to a lateral cable trough, the lateral cable trough defining a cable pathway horizontal to the ground and having a bottom and an upstanding side of substantially uniform height extending from the bottom, the cable exit trough comprising: a body having a first cable guiding surface including a curved portion leading upwardly and away from a top edge of the upstanding side, the cable guiding surface defining a cable exit pathway; the body further having a second cable guiding surface positioned over the bottom of the lateral cable trough when the cable exit trough is mounted to the lateral cable trough, the second cable guiding surface having a curved portion which leads upwardly with respect to the lateral cable trough and defines a top surface of the cable exit pathway; and a containment member removably coupled to the body, wherein the containment member includes a first surface proximate the curved portion of the second cable guiding surface, and wherein the first surface assists in retaining cables within the cable exit pathway; wherein, when the cable exit trough is mounted to the lateral cable trough, the cable exit pathway leads over the upstanding side of the lateral cable trough.