Patent ID: 6603073
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A cable management trough assembly comprising:a first trough member having first and second upstanding sidewalls extending from a base defining a generally U-shaped trough which defines a first cable pathway for receiving at least one telecommunications cable, the first trough member having first and second ends; a second trough member having first and second upstanding sidewalls extending from a base defining a generally U-shaped trough which defines a second cable pathway for receiving at least one telecommunications cable, the second trough member having first and second ends; wherein the first end of the first trough member and the second end of the second trough member define a snap-together mating arrangement which couples, through longitudinal sliding movement, the first trough member to the second trough member so that the base of the first trough member abuts the base of the second trough member to form a flush surface and so that the first cable pathway communicates with the second cable pathway; wherein the mating arrangement includes a first set of coupling members disposed on an outer side of the U-shaped trough of the first trough member and extending from the first end of the trough member, the mating arrangement including a second set of coupling members disposed on an outer side of the U-shaped trough of the second trough member and extending from the second trough end of the second trough, the first set of coupling members mated with the second set of coupling members; and wherein at least one coupling member of the first set of coupling members includes a first ramped surface with and opposite edge, and wherein at least one coupling member of the second set of coupling members includes a second ramped surface with an opposite edge, the opposite edge of the first ramped surface opposing the opposite edge of the second ramped surface to prevent the first trough member from separating from the second trough member longitudinally.