Appeal No. 1999-1120
Application 08/592,562
from the external ledges (See Fig. 1). This prevents
unauthorized access to the cables contained in the protective
cover assembly. Further understanding of the invention can be
obtained by the following claim.
43. 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
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