Patent ID: 7922129

Claim:
A fitting for a cable trough system, the fitting comprising: a bottom wall and two side walls, at least one of the side walls being curved as the side wall extends from a first terminal end to a second terminal end so that a midpoint of an opening defined by the first terminal end is positioned at a 90 degree angle relative to a midpoint of an opening defined by the second terminal end; an end portion formed at least one of the first and second terminal ends, the end portion including first and second surfaces defining a space therebetween, the first and second surfaces being generally U-shaped, and the space being sized to receive an end of a trough member of the cable trough system; and a spring positioned in the space to engage the terminal end of the trough member to couple the trough member to the fitting, wherein the spring is a leaf spring, and wherein the leaf spring includes cutout tabs that project toward the second surface and are angled into the space.