Patent ID: 8768135

Claim:
A method of assembling a cable routing system comprising the steps of: providing a lateral cable trough having a first end, a second end and an unslotted upstanding side of substantially uniform height extending between the first and second ends and terminating at a top edge, the lateral cable trough defining a cable pathway extending along a first direction horizontal to the ground; releasably mounting a cable exit trough to the lateral cable trough, the cable exit trough including a bottom surface and two side walls located adjacent to the bottom surface, each of the two side walls having a curved portion transitioning to a direction generally perpendicular to the first direction, the bottom surface and the two side walls defining a cable exit pathway that leads to a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; routing a plurality of cables from the lateral cable trough and through the exit trough so that a length of each of the plurality of cables is routed over the to edge of the unslotted upstanding side of the lateral cable trough and into the cable exit pathway; and maintaining a minimum bend radius along the length of the plurality of cables; wherein the cable exit trough further includes an additional surface positioned over a base of the lateral cable trough and spaced from the bottom surface, and wherein the plurality of cables routed from the lateral cable trough pass between the additional surface and the bottom surface.