Patent ID: 7017328

Claim:
A cable protection and guide device in which: a large number of rectangular link frame bodies are articulately connected to each other; each of said link frame bodies is adjacent and connected to another link frame body; each link frame body comprises a pair of spaced link plates and connecting plates; said connecting plates are bridged over an inner circumferential side and an outer circumferential side of said pair of link plates, respectively; each of said link plates includes connecting pins and pin holes; each of said link plates are articulately connected to each other by said connecting pins and said connecting pin holes formed in said link plates; said link bodies form an accommodating space for said cable; and said link frame bodies guide and protect said cable which resides substantially within said accommodating space; characterized in that each of said link frame bodies is made of a polyvinylidene fluoride resin; each of said connecting pins extend through respective said connecting pin holes of said link plates of said adjacent link bodies; and when said link plates of said adjacent link frame bodies are twisted with respect to each other said link frame bodies remain connected together.