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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terry T. Thom, Spokane, WA (US);
Steven W. Ellison, Mead, WA (US);
Assignee:
Telect, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 1/702 ;
Abstract
A fiber optic cable trough notching system with a punch and a punch aperture spaced apart by a wall receiving opening for receiving a fiber optic cable trough component wall, the punch disposed to impart a force on the trough component wall to deform it into the punch aperture, and thereby create a detent and/or projection. The detent and/or projection are then utilized to operatively attach two trough components.