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US 11,133,656 B2Granted
Vertical cable manager
AssigneeChatsworth Products, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Krietzman, Joshua James Young, D. Brian Donowho
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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.
Claims19
A method of arranging or assembling a modular cable manager without the aid of tools, the method comprising:
- providing first and second side cable guides each comprised of a plurality of projections that extend forwardly from a support column;
- providing a midsection member having a length and a generally uniform cross-sectional shape along the length;
- inserting the generally uniform cross-sectional shape of the midsection member at a first end into a socket of the support column of the first side cable guide such that the generally uniform cross-sectional shape of the midsection member at the first end is engaged and held therein;
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- inserting the generally uniform cross-sectional shape of the midsection member at a second end, opposite the first end, into a socket of the support column of the second side cable guide such that the generally uniform cross-sectional shape of the midsection member at the second end is engaged and held therein.
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A method of arranging or assembling a modular cable manager without the aid of tools, the method comprising:
- providing first and second side cable guides each comprised of a plurality of projections that extend forwardly from a support column;
- providing a midsection member having a narrow web and a flange at each of a top and a bottom of the narrow web, wherein the midsection member includes an alignment slot extending inwardly into the narrow web at each of a first end and a second end;
- inserting the narrow web and flanges at the first end of the midsection member into a socket of the support column of the first side cable guide;
- positioning a shelf disposed at an interior of the socket of the first side cable guide within the alignment slot at the first end of the midsection member to align the midsection member relative to the socket of the first side cable guide;
- inserting the narrow web and flanges at the second end of the midsection member into a socket of the support column of the second side cable guide;
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- positioning a shelf disposed at an interior of the socket of the second side cable guide within the alignment slot at the second end of the midsection member to align the midsection member relative to the socket of the second side cable guide.
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A method of arranging or assembling a modular cable manager without the aid of tools, the method comprising:
- providing first and second side cable guides each comprised of a plurality of projections that extend forwardly from a support column;
- providing a midsection member having a generally uniform cross-sectional shape and an alignment slot extending inwardly at each of a first end and a second end;
- inserting the generally uniform cross-sectional shape of the midsection member at the first end into a socket of the support column of the first side cable guide;
- positioning a shelf disposed at an interior of the socket of the first side cable guide within the alignment slot at the first end of the midsection member to align the midsection member relative to the socket of the first side cable guide;
- applying a force to the midsection member sufficient to deflect a locking tab arranged in the socket of the first side cable guide, wherein the locking tab springs back to an undeflected state upon reaching a first locking aperture that passes through the midsection member, thereby securing the midsection member to the first side cable guide;
- inserting the generally uniform cross-sectional shape of the midsection member at the second end into a socket of the support column of the second side cable guide;
- positioning a shelf disposed at an interior of the socket of the second side cable guide within the alignment slot at the second end of the midsection member to align the midsection member relative to the socket of the second side cable guide;
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- applying a force to the midsection member sufficient to deflect a locking tab arranged in the socket of the second side cable guide, wherein the locking tab springs back to an undeflected state upon reaching a second locking aperture that passes through the midsection member, thereby securing the midsection member to the second side cable guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.