Patent ID: 7434382
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: F16G

Abstract:
1. A skate for a guided cable structure in which a cable extends through a flexible protective cable guide, the skate comprising: a plurality of skate units disposed in aligned, sequential relationship to one another along a longitudinal direction, each said skate unit comprising a pair of rails in laterally spaced, parallel relationship, and a pair of connecting bars, each extending from one rail to the other; rollers mounted on said rails for rolling engagement with a flexible protective cable guide; and a connecting block having first and second through holes, the second of said through holes having a longitudinal entry slot along its full length, the width of the entry slot being less than the diameter of said one of said through holes; wherein a first connecting bar of one skate unit extends through a first through hole of the connecting block, and a second connecting bar of another skate unit extend through the second hole of the connecting block, said second connecting bar having a narrowed portion along at least part of its length, the narrowed portion being narrower than the width of said slot, whereby the narrowed portion can enter the slot for engagement of the second connecting bar with said second hole and exit through said slot for disengagement of the second connecting bar from said second hole.