Patent ID: 7406819
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A cable protection and guide device comprising: a plurality of pairs of right and left spaced side plates articulately connected to each other in a longitudinal direction enabling a portion of said side plates to form a flexional circumferential bend having a flexional inner circumferential side and flexional outer circumferential side; each of said side plates includes a flexional inner circumferential side residing during bending on said flexional inner circumferential side of said bend; each of said side plates includes an outer circumferential side residing during bending on said outer flexional circumferential side of said bend; said pairs of right and left spaced side plates extending from a mounting fixed end toward a mounting movable end; connecting plates are detachably bridged over flexional inner circumferential sides and flexional outer circumferential sides of said pairs of right and left spaced side plates in predetermined intervals such that a cable is accommodated in a cable accommodating space surrounded by said side plates and said connecting plates from the mounting fixed end toward the mounting movable end; a first and second pair of interchangeable mounting brackets; one of said first pair of interchangeable mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting fixed end and the other of said first pair of interchangeable mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting movable end; said one and said other of said first pair of interchangeable mounting brackets are interchangeable with each other; one of said second pair of said interchangeable mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting fixed end and the other of said second pair of interchangeable mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting movable end; said one and said other of said second pair of interchangeable mounting brackets are interchangeable with each other; a pair of fixed end adapters; one of said fixed end adapters detachably interposed between one of said right plates and said one of said first pair of interchangeable mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting fixed end; the other of said fixed end adapters detachably interposed between one of said left plates and said one of said second pair of interchangeable mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting fixed end; a pair of movable end adapters; one of said movable end adapters detachably interposed between another of said right plates and said other of said first pair of interchangeable mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting movable end; the other of said mounting end adapters detachably interposed between another of said left plates and said other of said second pair of interchangeable mounting brackets removably affixed to said movable end; said one of said fixed end adapters includes a bracket connection portion having holding arms for engaging said one of said first pair of said mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting fixed end; said one of said movable end adapters includes a bracket connection portion having holding arms for engaging said other of said first pair of mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting movable end; said bracket connection portions of said one of said fixed end adapters and said one of said movable end adapters are symmetrical; said other of said fixed end adapters includes a bracket connection portion having holding arms for engaging said one of said second pair of mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting fixed end; said other of said movable end adapters includes a bracket connection portion having holding arms for engaging said other of said second pair of mounting brackets removably affixed to said mounting movable end; said bracket connection portions of said other of said fixed end adapters and said other of said movable end adapters are symmetrical; said one and said other of said fixed end adapters each include interengaging surfaces which matingly engage said right and left side plates, respectively; and, said one and said other of said movable end adapters each include interengaging surfaces which matingly engage said another right and said another left side plates.