Patent ID: 8921697

Claim:
A cable protector system comprising: the combination of a plurality of discrete components, each component comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and two opposing ends; said top surface comprising two sloping side surfaces and a flat portion extending between said two sloping side surfaces; each component defining a channel extending between the two opposing ends; wherein each opposing end, respectively, of each component is configured to pivotally and releasably couple in contacting manner with an opposing end of another component such that when components are coupled, each of the bottom surfaces are substantially co-planar and the channels together define a single channel extending between the components, the channel configured to receive at least one cable; wherein said flat portion of each said top surface of each said component is a first flat portion, and wherein said top surface of each said component further comprises a second flat portion and two additional sloping side surfaces, said second flat portion being lower than said first flat portion.