Patent ID: 6107575
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A cable channel section, comprising a plurality of wall elements pivotable in a predetermined angular region; hinge means for releasably connecting adjacent wall elements with a possibility of a pivotal movement of one of the adjacent wall elements relative to another of the adjacent wail elements, the hinge means including first and second hinge elements formed integrally with respective one and another of the adjacent wall elements and locking means for fixedly securing the adjacent wall elements in an end position thereof, the locking means including a first locking element formed as a detent hook carried by a stationary leg projecting from one of the one and the another of the adjacent wall elements, and a second locking element formed as a locking heel carried by an elastically deflectable resilient finger formed integrally with the another of the one and another of the adjacent wall elements,wherein one of the first and second hinge elements is formed as a hinge pin and another of the first and second hinge elements is formed as a hinge shell, and wherein the cable channel section further comprises stop means for securing the adjacent wall elements in an intermediate angular position, the stop means including a first stop element provided in the hinge pin, and a second stop element formed integrally with the hinge shell, andwherein one of the first and second stop elements is formed as a groove, and another of the first and second stop elements is formed as a cam projection.