Cable trough cover

• US 20060285812A1
• Filed: 08/21/2006
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Incorporated (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Ferris, Matthew D., Fisher, Joel T.
• Granted Patent: US 7,224,880 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4459 Ducts; Conduits; Hollow tubes for air blown fibres
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0418 Covers or lids; Their fastenings
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 9/04 in surface ducts; Ducts or covers therefor

Abstract

A cable trough cover assembly and method of assembly including a cover plate and a hinge piece. The cover plate includes a pivot member along at least one edge, and the hinge piece defines a pocket for releasably receiving the pivot member. The pocket and pivot member arrangement allow the cover plate to be rotated relative to a cable trough to which the hinge pieces may be mounted.

Claims

1. A cable trough assembly, comprising:

a) a cable trough having a base and first and second sidewalls;

b) first and second covers each separately positionable in open and closed positions to uncover and cover at least a portion of the cable trough; and

c) the cable trough including pocketed members, each of the pocketed members being configured to receive a pivot member of one of the first and second covers, the pivot members of the first and second covers being secured to selected pocketed members to provide either one of both a first covering arrangement and a second covering arrangement;

d) wherein the first covering arrangement provides opening rotation of the first and second covers away from one another, and wherein the second covering arrangement provides opening rotation of the first and second covers toward one another.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the pocketed members include a hinged pedestal secured to the base of the cable trough.

3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein free ends of the first and second covers rest upon the hinged pedestal when the covers are selectively secured to provide opening rotation away from one another.

4. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the pivot members of the first and second covers are secured within pockets of the hinged pedestal when the covers are selectively secured to provide opening rotation toward one another.

5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the pocketed members include a hinged pedestal secured to the base of the cable trough, and hinge pieces secured to each of the side walls of the cable trough.

6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein each of the hinge pieces includes a detent pocket that receives the pivot member of one of the first and second covers when the covers are selectively secured to provide the first covering arrangement.

7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein each of the hinge pieces includes a push tab that releases the pivot member of the cover when flexed away from the pivot member of the cover.

8. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the hinge pieces include a U-shaped recess sized to receive the sidewall of the cable trough.

9. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the hinged pedestal is adhered to the base of the cable trough.

10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the hinge pieces are snap-fit to the sidewalls of the cable trough.

11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the hinge pieces are further fastened to the sidewalls of the cable trough to prevent longitudinal movement of the hinge pieces relative to the cable trough.

12. The assembly of claim 5, wherein each of the hinged pedestal and the hinge pieces is configured to provide a snap-fit connection with the pivot member of the covers.

13. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable trough has a width defined between the first and second sidewalls, the width being about 12 inches.

14. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable trough has a width defined between the first and second sidewalls, the width being about 18 inches.