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A protective cover assembly for electrical cables to be extended along a wall or floor surface includes interfitting U-shaped clip members and cover strips having complementary flange portions between their respective sidewalls, and the sidewalls of the clip members are provided with cable retainers

A protective cover assembly for electrical cables to be extended along a wall or floor surface includes interfitting U-shaped clip members and cover strips having complementary flange portions between their respective sidewalls, and the sidewalls of the clip members are provided with cable retainers to temporarily retain the cables in place during installation and spacer tabs to maintain uniform spacing with a baseboard or other trim. A re-entry tool is provided for positive separation or release of the cover strip from the clip members and specially formed slots are provided in the bases of the clip members for insertion of different types of anchor fasteners.

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1. A protective cover assembly for electrical cables for extension along a wall or floor surface comprising:a plurality of elongated generally U-shaped clip members, each said clip member having a flat base, side walls extending outwardly from said base on opposite sides of said base, each said side

1. A protective cover assembly for electrical cables for extension along a wall or floor surface comprising:a plurality of elongated generally U-shaped clip members, each said clip member having a flat base, side walls extending outwardly from said base on opposite sides of said base, each said sidewall terminating in an upper end portion having a downwardly facing external ridge on an external surface of each said side wall; elongated generally U-shaped cover means having an outer panel and opposite side portions extending inwardly from opposite sides of said panel, said cover means movable into overlapping relation to said clip members with said side portions movable into superimposed relation to said opposite side walls, each of said side portions having an upwardly facing internal ridge and means yieldingly urging said internal ridge into abutting engagement with said external ridge on each of said side walls to retain said cover means in position over said clip members, said ridges extending in a substantially common plane when disposed in abutting engagement with one another; and a re-entry tool having opposite longitudinal ends including a handle portion disposed at one of said longitudinal ends and an upwardly extending blade-like prying means disposed at another of said longitudinal ends opposite to said handle, said prying means insertable into a limited clearance space between said side portion and said side wall for separating said internal ridge from said abutting engagement with said external ridge when a prying force is applied to said prying means whereby said cover means is removable from said clip members.