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Installation duct for utility lines

US5243800A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 1992
Grant dateSep 14, 1993
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F2019/044
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An installation duct for utility lines, particularly for pipes, cables, etc., which forms with a retaining strip on the wall, as well as with a capping that can be fastened to the retaining strip, a cable or pipe duct which is closed at the periphery, upper and lower connectors being provided for connecting the retaining strip and the capping, of which the one connector is constructed as a catch and the other as a lock, which comprises an abutment at the retaining strip and a latch clasp, which can be secured behind this abutment at the capping. In order to provide, in particular, a cable or pipe duct, which in variable configurations can be made to fit different pipe diameters, the two connectors are connected as step connectors and border a cable or pipe duct, the internal dimensions of which can be varied depending on the connecting step selected

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