Patent ID: 8745965

Claim:
A flexible cable guide comprising: a first chain link with a first longitudinal axis, a front region and a tubular first inner surface that extends along the first longitudinal axis; and a second chain link with a second longitudinal axis, a rear region and a tubular second inner surface that extends along the second longitudinal axis, wherein the front region of the first chain link is connected to the rear region of the second chain link pivotably about a pivoting axis that extends perpendicular to the first and second longitudinal axes of the first and second chain links, such that it can be pivoted counterclockwise and clockwise relative to the first longitudinal axis up to a maximum pivoting angle, wherein the maximum pivoting angle is defined with a first front stopping face of the front region of the first chain link that is spaced apart from a plane defined by the first longitudinal axis and the pivoting axis in a first direction and with a second front stopping face of the front region of the first chain link that is spaced apart from the plane defined by the first longitudinal axis and the pivoting axis in a second direction extending opposite to the first direction, and wherein at least one of the first inner surface and the second inner surface at least sectionally has a circular or elliptical cross section for accommodating a cable.