Patent ID: 6587347
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An integrated U-shape support member and cable protection article for routing and protecting fiber optical cables, comprising:a rigid flat member having a plurality of cutouts arranged so that a portion of said ridge flat member that extends centrally between a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge of said rigid flat member and from a top portion of said rigid flat member to a bottom portion of said rigid flat member is contiguous; a front wall extending from the first longitudinal edge of said rigid flat member and having a first attachment flange extending therefrom substantially parallel to said rigid flat member; a rear wall extending from the first longitudinal edge of said rigid flat member and having a first attachment flange extending therefrom substantially parallel to said rigid flat member; wherein said rigid flat member and said front and rear walls extending therefrom define a U-shaped transverse cross-section; wherein each of the plurality of cutouts enable at least one cable to be routed therethrough and provide access to at least one of the first and second attachment flanges wherein the first attachment flange is longer than said rigid flat member.