Patent ID: 6559382
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A secure cable trough comprising:a tray comprising a first retaining arm; a retaining member comprising a second retaining arm, said retaining member being slideably engaged to said tray, said first retaining arm, said second retaining arm, said tray, and said retaining member defining a cavity for housing at least one cable, said first retaining arm and said second retaining arm extending toward each other, said first retaining arm and said second retaining arm being offset and overlapping, said first retaining arm and said second retaining arm creating an adjustable gap for providing access to said at least one cable and for inserting and extracting at least one of said at least one cable, said first retaining arm and said second retaining arm inhibiting cables housed within said cavity from inadvertently falling out of said cavity; and an adjustable fastening mechanism for slideably engaging and locking said retaining member to said tray, and for defining a relative position between said tray and said retaining member, wherein: a size of said gap is in response to said relative position between said tray and said retaining member; a size of said cavity for housing said at least one cable is independent of an adjusted configuration of said fastening mechanism; and said adjustable fastening mechanism facilitates prevention of unauthorized access to said at least one cable.