Patent ID: 7424990

Claim:
A method of maintaining a plurality of cables disposed in a duct, comprising providing a duct comprising a longitudinal floor, a first longitudinally extending side, and a second longitudinally extending side opposing said first side, wherein each of said longitudinal floor and said longitudinally extending sides have an inside surface; creating an aperture in one of said first longitudinally extending side, said second longitudinally extending side, or floor defining a first aperture for the purpose of routing at least one of said plurality of cables from said duct; providing a downspout having first and second ends; inserting said first end of said downspout through said first aperture, causing the first end to depend from said duct, wherein inserting comprises: disposing a grommet on said second end of said downspout; catching said grommet on said inside surface of one of said longitudinal floor or said longitudinally extending sides; and retaining said second end of said downspout on said duct with said grommet; and running said at least one cable through said downspout.