Patent ID: 8965169
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G02B,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable routing system comprising: a lateral trough section having a first upstanding side, a second upstanding side and a bottom extending therebetween, the first upstanding side having a substantially uniform height and terminating at a top edge, wherein the lateral trough section has a substantially uniform cross-section between a first end and a second end, and wherein the lateral trough section defines a cable pathway; a cable exit assembly having a cable exit component releasably mounted to the lateral trough section adjacent the first upstanding side between the first end and the second end and, without cutting the first upstanding side of the lateral trough section and without engaging the second upstanding side, the cable exit component including a cable supporting surface that defines a cable exit pathway for routing a plurality of cables, the cable exit pathway extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the cable pathway, the cable supporting surface beginning substantially parallel to the first upstanding side and including a convexly curved portion being curved so as not to violate a minimum cable bend radius, the convexly curved portion including a first curved portion leading upwardly and perpendicularly with respect to the lateral trough section and extending to an apex, and a second curved portion leading from the apex downwardly with respect to the lateral trough section, wherein the apex is laterally offset from the lateral trough section, the cable exit component including a downspout, wherein the cable exit pathway links the lateral trough section to the downspout so that cables can be routed upwardly from the lateral trough section, over the top edge of the first upstanding side, and then downwardly through the downspout.