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Cover for cable trough

  • US 7,411,126 B2
  • Filed: 03/07/2006
  • Issued: 08/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An assembly for coupling a cover to a trough member of a fiber optic cable system, the assembly comprising:

  • a hinge clip including first and second arms defining a socket, and the hinge clip including first and second members defining a hinge channel; and

    a capture clip including a ramp and defining a seat, the ramp including a first end, a second end, and a ramp body extending from the first end to the second end and towards the seat, and the capture clip including first and second capture members defining a capture channel;

    wherein the hinge channel is configured to receive a portion of the trough member to couple the hinge clip to the trough member;

    wherein the capture channel is configured to receive another portion of the trough member to couple the capture clip to the trough member;

    wherein the socket of the hinge clip is configured to receive a pivot member of the cover to allow the cover to be pivoted about the pivot member from an open position to a closed position; and

    wherein a second end of the cover is configured ride along the ramp body from the first end to the second end and to be received in the seat of the capture clip when the cover is pivoted from the open position to the closed position.

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