Cable trough with separate side elements

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EP 1 848 079 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	28.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/48

(43)	Date of publication:
	24.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/43

(21)	Application number: 07012377.3

(22)	Date of filing: 25.09.2001

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H02G 3/04^(2006.01)

H02G 3/06^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

26.09.2000 US 669279

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	01973523.2 / 1323220

(71)	Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
	Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2252 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Kampf, Thomas, Walter Minnetonka, MN 55343 (US) Ferris, Mathew D. Carver, MN 55315 (US) Fisher, Joel T. South St. Paul, MN 55075 (US) Haataja, Tomothy, Jon Prior Lake, MN 55372 (US) Johnson, Brian L. Maple Grove, MN 55311 (US) Johnson, Wayne Albin Rosemount, MN 55068 (US) Watts, Alex Minnetonka, MN 55305 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bohnenberger, Johannes et al
	Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR, Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München 81633 München (DE)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 25 - 06 - 2007 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	Cable trough with separate side elements

(57) A first laterally extending base element including a planar top surface and a continuous cross-section along an entire length of the first laterally extending base element;
a second laterally extending base element including a planar top surface and a continuous cross-section along an entire length of the second laterally extending base element, wherein the first and second laterally extending base elements are identical.
A linking element provided, and is coupled to the first and second laterally extending base elements such that the planar top surfaces of the first and second laterally extending base elements together form a planar base surface, wherein the linking element includes a reciprocal profile for mating with side edges of the first and second laterally extending base elements.