IP Library Granted Patent US 8,558,113
Granted Patent B2
US 8,558,113 · App. 13/007,723 · Granted Oct 15, 2013

Vertical cable manager

Inventors: William Krietzman (Denver, CO); Joshua James Young (Austin, TX); D. Brian Donowho (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,558,113
App. No.
13/007,723
Granted
Oct 15, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cable manager includes one or more cable manager units. Each cable manager unit includes a pair of side cable guides, each comprised of a plurality of finger-like projections extending forwardly from a support column. At least one of the pair of support columns has a socket arranged at a side thereof. Each cable manager unit further includes a separate midsection member capable of insertion into the socket for interconnecting the pair of side cable guides.

Claims (15)

1. A cable manager comprising one or more cable manager units, each having:

(a) a pair of side cable guides, each comprised of a plurality of generally T-shaped projections, each having a shaft and a crosspiece, extending forwardly from a support column;

(b) at least one hinge boss on each of the pair of side cable guides, the at least one hinge boss being disposed at the end of one of the generally T-shaped projections;

(c) a door, having a center panel and a hinge structure along edges thereof to receive one or more of the hinge bosses, thereby facilitating rotatable attachment of the door to the side cable guides; and

(d) a seperate midsection member for interconnecting the pair of side cable guides, wherein the midsection member is adapted to be received in sockets arranged in the pair of side cable guides;

(e) wherein the door is adapted to be opened along either side thereof by detaching the hinge structure from the at least one hinge boss at one side of the door and rotating the door about another at least one hinge boss at the opposite side of the door; and

(f) wherein the hinge structure includes a stop adapted to bear against the at least one hinge boss, thereby preventing the door from becoming misaligned with the pair of side cable guides.

2. The cable manager of claim 1 , wherein each socket has a large taper such that the width of an entrance thereof is wider than the width of the midsection member and the interior of the socket is narrower than the entrance.

3. The cable manager of claim 1 , wherein the midsection member includes a web having flanges at opposite sides thereof.

4. The cable manager of claim 1 , wherein the flanges each have a closed profile.

5. The cable manager of claim 1 , wherein the web includes at least one alignment slot at an end thereof and extending inwardly, the alignment slot being adapted to fit over a shelf in each socket.

6. The cable manager of claim 1 , wherein the web includes at least one alignment boss disposed at or near an end thereof for positioning the midsection member laterally within each socket.

7. The cable manager of claim 1 , wherein the web includes at least one locking aperture disposed at or near an end thereof for engagement with a locking tab within each socket, thereby retaining the midsection member therein.

8. The cable manager of claim 7 , wherein the locking tab is beveled to permit the midsection member to be snap fit.

9. The cable manager of claim 8 , wherein the midsection member is removable from the each socket by depressing the corresponding locking tab.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2013
From: KRIETZMAN, WILLIAM; YOUNG, JOSHUA JAMES; DONOWHO, D. BRIAN
To: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61295736 · Jan 17, 2010
Provisional Application 61295737 · Jan 17, 2010
Related Publication 20110180295A1 · Jul 28, 2011