Patent ID: 8256723

Claim:
A trumpet member of a cable trough system, the trumpet member comprising: a trumpet bottom wall and trumpet side walls extending from a first trumpet terminal end to a trumpeted second end; a first trumpet end portion formed at the first trumpet terminal end, the first trumpet end portion including first and second trumpet guiding surfaces defining a first trumpet space therebetween, and a first trumpet spring member positioned in the first trumpet space, wherein the first trumpet space is sized to receive a trough side wall of a first trough member, and wherein the first trumpet spring member is positioned to engage the trough side wall to couple the trumpet member to the first trough member; and a second trumpet end portion formed at the trumpeted second end, the second trumpet end portion including third and fourth trumpet guiding surfaces defining a second trumpet space therebetween, wherein a trough side wall of a second trough member is positioned in the second trumpet space to couple the trumpet member to the second trough member; wherein the first and second trumpet guiding surfaces extend in a first direction, and the third and fourth trumpet guiding surfaces extend in a second direction, the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction.