Cable management bar
OwnerRoderick Sampson, Sidney Turnerinventors
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Abstract
A cable management bar is disclosed for attachment in front of a panel for supporting a plurality of cables, typically telecommunication cables, which are terminated at a plurality of sockets in the panel. The bar comprises an elongate cable supporting portion and at least one mounting bracket for securing the cable supporting portion. Cable management bar can be hinged relative to the front face of the panel such that it can be moved between a cable supporting position and a panel accessing position. There is also disclosed a cable guide for guiding the cables as they pass over (or under) the cable management bar.
Claims56
A cable management bar for attachment in front of an elongate panel mounted on a rack comprising a pair of vertical rails spaced at a predetermined distance from each other and bordering a surface, the panel comprising a face comprising a plurality of cable terminating elements therein, each of said elements terminating one of a plurality of cables, the bar comprising:
- an elongate cable supporting portion;
- and
- at least one mounting bracket for securing said cable supporting portion to one of the rails;
- wherein a first distance between the surface and a first point along said cable supporting portion is less than a second distance between the surface and a second point along said cable supporting portion, said second point positioned farther from said mounting bracket than said first point.
A panel comprising a face comprising a plurality of cable terminating elements, each of the elements adapted for terminating a cable, the panel comprising:
- a cable management bar comprising at least one elongate cable supporting portion positioned in front of the face and a first end positioned to one side of the face;
- wherein said cable management bar is pivotable about said first end between a cable supporting position where said at least one elongate section is positioned directly in front of the face and a face accessing position wherein said at least one elongate section is positioned away from the face.
A cable guide for guiding one of a plurality of cables being supported by a cable management bar, the guide comprising:
- a cable receiving portion for suspending the cable therein;
- and
- an identification tag associated said cable receiving portion.
A cable guide for supporting at least one cable having a cable diameter between a vertical conduit and a respective one of at least one terminating elements in a horizontal panel mounted between a pair of vertical rails, the guide comprising:
- an elongate member comprising a cable supporting edge;
- a bracket at one end of said member for securing said member to one of the rails;
- and
- a raised lip at an opposite end of said member from said bracket, said lip preventing the at least one cable from being removed from said cable supporting edge without raising the cable;
- wherein when installed on said rack underneath and adjacent to a second like guide, an upper edge of said lip and a lower edge of a member of the second guide define a gap having a width which is greater than the cable diameter.
A method of simultaneously interconnecting a plurality of cables with a panel, the panel comprised of a plurality of equally spaced sockets arranged in a row and each of the plurality of cables being terminated by a plug, the method comprising:
- providing a straight support bar comprising a row of equally spaced cable receiving portions arranged in a row along a surface thereof, wherein a spacing between adjacent cable receiving portions is the same as a spacing between adjacent ones of the equally spaced sockets;
- securing a respective one of the plurality cables at a position immediately adjacent the plug in each of said cable receiving portions, wherein all of the plugs terminating the cables are arranged on one side of said bar;
- and
- inserting said plurality of plugs into their respective sockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.