| US 7,612,300 B2 | ||
| Hinge for cable trough cover | ||
| Ryan J. Owens, Eden Prairie, Minn. (US); Jeffrey J. Norris, Bloomington, Minn. (US); and Thomas L. Barnes, Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 31, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/183,195. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/953376, filed on Aug. 01, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0032280 A1, Feb. 05, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. H02G 3/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 174—480 [174/481; 174/68.1; 174/72 A; 52/220.1; 439/207; 385/134] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A cover for a cable trough system, the cover comprising:
a main body that defines a planar surface with a first end and a second end;
a first hinge portion coupled to the first end of the main body, and a second hinge portion coupled to the second end of the
main body, wherein each of the first and second hinge portions includes:
a first member that extends to an end positioned to contact an inner surface of a wall of a trough member;
a second member that defines an arm that is positioned to at least partially contact the wall of the trough member; and
an extension member that extends from the second member in a direction opposite to that of the arm;
wherein the first and second members define a space therebetween sized to receive a portion of the trough member; and
wherein the first hinge portion is a mirror image of the second hinge portion.
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