Patent ID: 8186633
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: F16B,G02B,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A coupler for a cable trough system, the coupler comprising: a first edge portion of a body of the coupler having a terminal end that is sized to slidably receive a terminal end of a trough member; and a release mechanism on the body and moveable relative to the body without use of a tool between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the release mechanism slides in a longitudinal direction of the body between the locked and unlocked positions; wherein in the locked position the trough member is automatically retained within the coupler upon insertion, wherein in the unlocked position the trough member is removable from the coupler, and wherein the body includes a second terminal end that is sized to receive a second trough member, wherein in the locked position the second trough member is automatically retained within the coupler upon insertion.