Cable management spool
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorJon Brian Ehlen
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Abstract
Technology is provided for a cable management spool assembly. The cable management spool assembly includes a spool and one or more arcuate covers. The spool includes a flange portion having a first side configured to confront a mounting surface and a second side opposite the first side. A drum portion extends from the second side of the flange portion and one or more latches extend away from the first side of the flange portion. The latches are positioned to engage one or more corresponding mounting features of the mounting surface. The arcuate covers are coupled to the spool and are pivotable between an open position where a cable may be wound on the drum portion and a closed position where the cable is retained on the drum portion.
Claims13
A cable management spool assembly, comprising:
- a spool, including:
- a flange portion having a first side configured to confront a mounting surface and a second side opposite the first side;
- a drum portion extending from the second side of the flange portion;
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- one or more latches extending away from the first side of the flange portion and positioned to engage one or more corresponding mounting features of the mounting surface;
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- one or more arcuate covers coupled to the spool and pivotable between an open position where a cable may be wound on the drum portion and a closed position where the cable is retained on the drum portion, wherein the one or more arcuate covers each include a plurality of cable exit slots.
A cable management spool assembly, comprising:
- a spool, including:
- a flange portion having a first side configured to confront a mounting surface and a second side opposite the first side;
- at least two arcuate drum segments extending from the second side of the flange portion;
- at least two deflectable latch arms each having a proximal end portion attached to the second side of the flange portion and a latch barb disposed on a distal end portion positioned to engage a corresponding mounting feature of the mounting surface, wherein each latch arm extends through an associated mounting aperture formed through the flange portion;
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- one or more arcuate covers coupled to the spool and pivotable between an open position where a cable may be wound on the drum portion and a closed position where the cable is retained on the drum portion, wherein the one or more arcuate covers each include a plurality of cable exit slots.
A cable management spool assembly, comprising:
- a spool, including:
- a flange portion having a first side configured to confront a mounting surface and a second side opposite the first side;
- two arcuate drum segments extending from the second side of the flange portion;
- two pairs of clevises positioned on the second side of the flange portion;
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- four deflectable latch arms each having a proximal end portion attached to the spool and a latch barb disposed on a distal end portion positioned to engage a corresponding mounting feature of the mounting surface;
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- two arcuate covers each including a pair of mounting knuckles coupled to a corresponding one of the two pairs of clevises, and pivotable between an open position where a cable may be wound on the drum portion and a closed position where the cable is retained on the drum portion, wherein the one or more arcuate covers each include a plurality of cable exit slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.