Patent ID: 8582944

Claim:
A cable routing system, comprising: a) a lateral cable trough extending horizontal to the ground including an unslotted upstanding side of substantially uniform height between a first end and a second end of the lateral cable trough, the upstanding side terminating at a top edge; and b) a cable exit assembly releasably mounted to the lateral cable trough, the cable exit assembly including: i) an exit trough portion having a curved cable supporting surface that defines at least a portion of a cable exit pathway for routing a plurality of cables, the cable supporting surface being curved so as not to violate a cable minimum bend radius, the cable supporting surface including a first curved portion leading upwardly with respect to the lateral cable trough and a second curved portion leading downwardly with respect to the lateral cable trough; ii) a first lead-in portion and a second lead-in portion on opposite sides of the exit trough portion, wherein the first lead-in portion includes a first upwardly curved cable guide surface and the second lead-in portion includes a second upwardly curved cable guide surface, each of the first and second guide surfaces defining a top surface of a cable path and positioned over a base of the lateral cable trough when the cable exit assembly is mounted to the lateral cable trough, and wherein the cable exit assembly further includes at least one additional cable guide surface positioned over the base of the lateral cable trough and spaced from the upstanding side to allow cables to pass between the additional surface and the upstanding side when the cable exit assembly is mounted to the lateral cable trough; c) wherein, when the cable exit assembly is mounted to the lateral cable trough, the cable exit pathway leads over the unslotted upstanding side of the lateral cable trough.