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US 2010/0301720 A1Published application
Cable management module with pivot cover assembly
OwnerChad Anderson, Timothy Haataja +1inventors
InventorsCHAD ANDERSON, TIMOTHY HAATAJA, CINDY S. WALTERS
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a cable management module having a cover assembly that is secured in the closed position and when manually opened stays in the open position until manually closed. A method of accessing a cable management module is also provided.
Claims22
A cable management module comprising:
- a frame;
- a door including an upper edge and a lower edge, the door being pivotally mounted to the frame about a horizontal axis adjacent the upper edge of the door;
- a first mechanism configured to hold the door in a closed position when the door is in the closed position;
- a second mechanism configured to hold the door in an open position when the door is in the open position;
- wherein when the door is in the closed position the first mechanism overcomes the force applied by the second mechanism to hold the door in the closed position.
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A cable management module comprising:
- a frame including a top wall and a back wall;
- a plurality of fanning members located in the frame extending from the back wall;
- a door including an upper edge and a lower edge, the door being pivotally mounted to the top wall of the frame about the upper edge of the door;
- a first mechanism configured to hold the door in a closed position when the door is in the closed position;
- a second mechanism configured to hold the door in an open position when the door is in the open position.
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A method of accessing a cable management module comprising:
- providing a cable management module having a door that pivots about a horizontal axis that is adjacent an upper edge of the door, wherein the door is configured to be held closed with a magnet;
- pulling the door open;
- releasing the door allowing it to stay open due to the force of a spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.