Cable management perch for use with rack rail-mounted chassis

1. A perch comprising:

a bar having a width and an elongated surface, the elongated surface having two opposite ends; and

an arm attached to the bar at each end of the bar, the arms being configured to attach to a rack-mount component so that the bar extends horizontally across a portion of the component with a gap between the bar and a closest face of the component;

wherein the arm is configured to attach to a bracket attached to the component; and

wherein the arm further comprises spring-loaded tabs to releasably secure the arm against the bracket.

2. The perch of claim 1 , further comprising a side wall at each end of the bar substantially orthogonal to the bar, wherein the arms each attach to a respective side wall.

3. The perch of claim 2 , wherein the side wall is formed as a bend in the bar.

4. The perch of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is attached to the component by being attached to a canister that is attached to the component.

5. The perch of claim 1 , wherein the arm further comprises guides configured to slide onto the bracket to secure the arm with respect to the bracket.

6. The perch of claim 1 , wherein the bar elongated surface is substantially flat and configured to support cables lying on the bar.

7. The perch of claim 1 , further comprising a cable lance formed in the bar.

8. The perch of claim 1 , further comprising a cable lance attached to the bar.

9. The perch of claim 1 , further comprising an end wall attached to the bar at an angle to the bar, the end wall configured to contain a cable between the end wall and the component.

10. The perch of claim 1 , further comprising a cable lance formed in an end wall.

11. The perch of claim 1 , wherein the width of the bar is less than half the width of the component.

12. A perch comprising:

a bracket configured to be attached to a rack-mount component;

a bar having a width and an elongated surface, the bar having tabs configured to engage with the bracket; and

an attachment screw to secure the bar to the bracket so that the bar extends horizontally across a portion of the component;

wherein the bracket comprises cable lances to receive the tabs and a support plate to support the perch when the perch is installed on the bracket.

13. The perch of claim 12 , wherein the bracket has a first bottom mount configured to be held to a canister with a bottom mount screw and a rear mount configured to be held to the canister with a rear mount screw.

14. The perch of claim 12 , wherein the bar elongated surface is substantially flat and configured to support cables lying on the bar.

15. The perch of claim 12 , further comprising a cable lance formed in the bar.

16. The perch of claim 12 , further comprising a cable lance attached to the bar.

17. The perch of claim 12 , further comprising an end wall attached to the bar at an angle to the bar, the end wall configured to contain a cable between the end wall and the component.

18. The perch of claim 17 , further comprising a cable lance formed in the end wall.

19. The perch of claim 12 , wherein the width of the bar is less than half the width of the component.

20. A perch comprising:

a bracket configured to be attached to a rack-mount component;

a bar having a width and an elongated surface, the bar having tabs configured to engage with the bracket; and

an attachment screw to secure the bar to the bracket so that the bar extends horizontally across a portion of the component;

wherein the bracket has a first bottom mount configured to be held to a canister with a bottom mount screw and a rear mount configured to be held to the canister with a rear mount screw.

21. The perch of claim 20 , wherein the width of the bar is less than half the width of the canister.

22. The perch of claim 20 , wherein the bar elongated surface is configured to support cables lying on the bar.