Patent ID: 7484351

Claim:
An approximately arc-shaped, elongate, deformable structure which is deformable by a predetermined amount, the deformable structure being adapted for use in a cable support system that supports a flexible cable, the deformable structure comprising: a plurality of connecting parts arranged along a longitudinal axis of the deformable structure and connected to each other so that each of the connecting parts is turnable relative to an adjacent connecting part through a predetermined angle about a first axis of the connecting part intersecting the longitudinal axis; a plurality of base parts each of which extends in a first direction parallel to the first axis and connects to one of the plurality of connecting parts; and a plurality of stopping parts each formed on at least one of two longitudinally adjacent base parts, each of the stopping parts projecting from the base part in the longitudinal direction from a position different from a position of the connecting part in the first direction, the stopping part being configured to come into contact with an adjacent base part so that two first axes of two adjacent connecting parts respectively connected to the two longitudinally adjacent base parts are always kept inclined relative to each other.