Patent ID: 7820911

Claim:
A reversible protective cable chute assembly for routing cables through a wall comprising: a cover plate including a first end, a second end and a front surface and a rear surface; an opening extending inward from said second end of said cover plate, said opening dividing said second end of said cover plate into two end portions; a cable shield extending outward from said front surface of said cover plate around a portion of said opening, said cable shield including sidewalls and an outer wall, said outer wall and said sidewalls terminating in a lower edge on said cable shield; a cable opening defined by said lower edge of said cable shield; a panel extending between said end portions of said cover plate; and a fastening arrangement for securing said panel and said cover plate to an electrical box or low voltage frame, whereby said panel may be removed from said electrical box or low voltage frame without removing said cover plate from said electrical box or low voltage frame.