Cable exit trough with insert

摘要

A cable exit trough defining an insert aperture for receiving a modular cable management inserts. The modular insert providing an additional cable management device such as a curved guidewall. The cable management device may alternatively be fixed to the cable exit trough. Removable snap-mounted flanges may also be included in the exit trough. The exit trough may also include an exit cover having a cover plate and a pivot plate hingedly mounted thereto for easy access to the trough.

主权项

1. A cable exit trough mountable to a lateral cable trough, the lateral cable trough defining a cable pathway horizontal to the ground and having a bottom and an upstanding side of substantially uniform height extending from the bottom, the cable exit trough comprising:
a body having a first cable guiding surface including a curved portion leading upwardly and away from a top edge of the upstanding side, the cable guiding surface defining a cable exit pathway; the body further having a second cable guiding surface positioned over the bottom of the lateral cable trough when the cable exit trough is mounted to the lateral cable trough, the second cable guiding surface having a curved portion which leads upwardly with respect to the lateral cable trough and defines a top surface of the cable exit pathway; and a containment member removably coupled to the body, wherein the containment member includes a first surface proximate the curved portion of the second cable guiding surface, and wherein the first surface assists in retaining cables within the cable exit pathway; wherein, when the cable exit trough is mounted to the lateral cable trough, the cable exit pathway leads over the upstanding side of the lateral cable trough.