Patent ID: 6107576
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
In combination (A) an elongate cable channel adapted for supporting wire and/or optical cables therein and comprising a bottom and two opposing side walls wherein each side wall defines an outwardly facing groove adjacent the top edge thereof and (B) a hinged top lid comprising a top and two opposing downwardly depending side walls wherein each top lid side wall defines an inwardly extending portion adjacent to the bottom edge thereof for being slidably received by the groove in each said channel side wall, and wherein one of said top lid side walls is substantially rigid throughout with an inwardly extending hook on the end thereof and adapted to be disengagingly raised from its associated groove, and the other of said top lid side walls is substantially flexible throughout due to being formed of thinner plastic than the substantially rigid top lid side wall and also having an inwardly extending tongue on the end thereof so as to remain fixedly secured in its associated groove in a tongue and groove relationship and for said other top lid side wall to serve as a hinge when said opposing top lid side wall is disengagingly raised in order to open the top lid of the cable channel for access thereto.