IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0107547
(2002-03-27)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Ferris,Matthew D.
- Watts,Alex
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출원인 / 주소 |
- ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
15 인용 특허 :
40 |
초록
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Couplers for a cable trough system including a terminal end sized to receive a terminal end of a trough member along a longitudinal direction of the body. A spring may be coupled to the body for securing the terminal end of the trough member to the coupler, the spring including first and second spri
Couplers for a cable trough system including a terminal end sized to receive a terminal end of a trough member along a longitudinal direction of the body. A spring may be coupled to the body for securing the terminal end of the trough member to the coupler, the spring including first and second spring arms extending generally in opposition to one another in a plane generally parallel to the longitudinal direction. The spring may be received in a slot formed by the trough member. Also included may be a spring release mechanism coupled to the body, the spring release mechanism sliding in the longitudinal direction between a locked position, such that the first and second spring arms engage the terminal end of the trough, and an unlocked position, such that the first and second fingers release the first and second arms of the spring.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A coupler for a cable trough system, the coupler comprising: a body including a bottom wall and two side walls defining a trough, the body having a body terminal end defining an overlap region extending toward a mid-point of the body, the overlap region being sized to slideab
What is claimed is: 1. A coupler for a cable trough system, the coupler comprising: a body including a bottom wall and two side walls defining a trough, the body having a body terminal end defining an overlap region extending toward a mid-point of the body, the overlap region being sized to slideably receive a terminal end of a trough member along a longitudinal direction of the body; and a locking element coupled to the body and including a main body, a spring, and a spring release mechanism, the spring including first and second spring arms with free ends extending generally in opposition to one another in a plane generally parallel to an adjacent one of the bottom wall or two side walls, wherein the first and second spring arms are located to engage the terminal end of the trough member in the overlap region, and the spring release mechanism including first and second fingers configured to slide in the longitudinal direction along the main body of the locking element between a locked position, wherein the first and second spring arms engage the terminal end of the trough member, and an unlocked position, wherein the first and second fingers disengage the first and second spring arms from the terminal end of the trough member, and the main body including a T-shaped detent positioned to engage an edge of the spring release mechanism to hold the spring release mechanism in the unlocked position. 2. The coupler of claim 1, wherein the first and second fingers compress the first and second spring arms toward one another when the spring release mechanism is in the unlocked position. 3. The coupler of claim 1, wherein the spring release mechanism is forced by the spring into the locked position. 4. The coupler of claim 1, further comprising: a second body terminal end defining a second overlap region, the second overlap region being sized to slideably receive a terminal end of a second trough member along the longitudinal direction of the body; and a second spring coupled to the body for securing the terminal end of the second trough member to the coupler, the second spring including first and second spring arms extending generally in opposition to one another in a plane generally parallel to the longitudinal direction. 5. A coupler for a cable trough system, the coupler comprising: a body including walls defining a bottom wall and two side walls defining a trough, the body having a body terminal end defining an overlap region extending toward a mid-point of the body, the overlap region being sized to slideably receive a terminal end of a trough member along a longitudinal direction of the body; and a locking element coupled to the body and including a main body, a spring, and a spring release mechanism, the spring including first and second spring arms with free ends aligned in a plane extending in a direction non-transverse with respect to an adjacent one of the bottom wall or two side walls, wherein the first and second spring are are located to engage the terminal end of the trough member in the overlap region, and the spring release mechanism including first and second fingers configured to slide in the longitudinal direction along the main body of the locking element between a locked position, wherein the first and second spring arms engage the terminal end of the trough member, and an unlocked position, wherein the first and second fingers disengage the first and second spring arms from the terminal end of the trough member, and the main body including a T-shaped detent positioned to engage an edge of the spring release mechanism to hold the spring release mechanism in the unlocked position. 6. The coupler of claim 5, wherein the first and second fingers compress the first and second spring arms toward one another when the spring release mechanism is in the unlocked position. 7. The coupler of claim 5, wherein the spring release mechanism is pushed by the spring into the locked position. 8. The coupler of claim 5, further comprising: a second body terminal end defining a second overlap region, the second overlap region being sized to slideably receive a terminal end of a second trough member along the longitudinal direction of the body; and a second spring coupled to the body for securing the terminal end of the second trough member to the coupler, the second spring including first and second spring arms aligned in a plane extending in a direction non-transverse with respect to the longitudinal direction. 9. A coupler for a cable trough system including a trough member having a terminal end, the coupler comprising: a body having an open end and including first and second guiding surfaces defining a spacing, the spacing being sized to receive the terminal end, with the first guiding surface slideably engageable with an internal wall surface of the terminal end and with the second guiding surface slideably engageable with an external wall surface of the terminal end; the spring including first and second spring anus aligued in a plane generally parallel to the first and second guiding surfaces; and the spring release mechanism including a spring release, wherein, when the terminal end of the trough member is inserted into the coupler body, the first and second spring arms engage opposing portions of the trough member defining a slot, and wherein the spring release releases the first and second arms from engagement with the opposing portions when the spring release is slid along the main body of the locking element in a direction parallel to the first and second guiding surfaces, and the main body including a T-shaped detent positioned to engage an edge of the spring release mechanism to hold the spring release mechanism in engagement with the first and second arms of the spring. 10. The coupler of claim 9, wherein the first and second arms of the spring are also aligned in a plane generally parallel to a plane defined by the spacing between the first and second guiding surfaces. 11. The coupler of claim 9, wherein the opposing portions are aligned in a plane generally parallel to a piano defined by the spacing between the first and second guiding surfaces. 12. A coupler for a cable trough system, the coupler comprising: a body including walls defining a bottom wall and two side walls defining a trough, the body having a body terminal end defining an overlap region, the overlap region being sized to slideably receive a terminal end of a trough member along a longitudinal direction of the body; a spring including first and second spring arms extending at an angle with respect to one another; and a locking element coupled to the body and including a main body with a railway on which a spring release mechanism slides, the locking element including an unlocked position, in which the spring release mechanism is held by a T-shaped detent of the main body of the locking element in engagement with the spring, and a locked position, in which the spring release mechanism slides along the railway of the main body of the locking element in the longitudinal direction to release the spring.
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