Patent ID: 6925242

Claim:
A cable exit trough mountable to a lateral trough section, the lateral trough section including an upstanding side terminating in a top edge, the cable exit trough comprising: a U-shaped bracket portion sized to engage a portion of the upstanding side of the lateral trough section adjacent to the top edge of the lateral trough section, the bracket portion including an outer projecting member, an inner projecting member, and a connecting member to form the U-shaped bracket portion, the outer projecting member positionable outside the lateral trough section, the inner projecting member positionable inside the lateral trough section, the connecting member positionable above the top edge of the lateral trough section; first and second lead-in portions interconnected to the U-shaped bracket portion, the first and second lead-in portions each defining a lead-in cable pathway; and an exit trough portion interconnected to the first and second lead-in portions, the exit trough portion including an exit cable pathway extending in a direction away from the lateral trough section when the exit trough is mounted to the lateral trough section, the exit cable pathway being at least partially defined by a curved bottom trough surface of sufficient curvature to maintain a minimum cable bend radius; wherein the first and second lead-in portions extend upwardly toward the exit trough portion when the cable exit trough is mounted to the lateral trough section, each of the lead-in cable pathways of the first and second lead-in portions being in communication with the exit cable pathway of the exit trough portion.