Patent ID: 7140578

Claim:
A cable duct adapted to receive a plurality of fiber optic cables, said plurality including a first cable and a second cable, said duct comprising: a longitudinal floor; a first longitudinally extending side; and a second longitudinally extending side opposing said first side; said first side defining a first aperture for dropping said first cable from said duct; a first curved downspout having first and second ends, the first end of said first downspout adapted to be inserted through said first aperture thus causing said first downspout to depend outward and away from said duct; said second end of said first downspout adapted to depend from an internally positioned grommet, wherein said grommet bears against the inside surface of said duct thus retaining said first downspout from within said duct; and said first downspout having a receiving surface defining a guide channel, said guide channel being adapted to receive said first cable such that said first cable is able to be dropped down and be connected to a first piece of equipment below.