# US 2014/0190721 A1 · Horizontal cable manager > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190721 A1 - Document ID: US20140190721A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/208,110 - Filed: 2014-03-13 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2010-01-17 - Assignees: Chatsworth Products, Inc. - Applicants: Chatsworth Products, Inc. - Inventors: William KRIETZMAN; Joshua James YOUNG; D. Brian DONOWHO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190721A1 ## CPC - H05K 5/0247: {Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring} - F16L 3/26: specially adapted for supporting the pipes all along their length, e.g. pipe channels or ducts - H02G 3/0418: {Covers or lids; Their fastenings} - H04Q 1/064: {horizontal management arrangements} - H05K 7/18: Construction of rack or frame - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) ## Abstract A cable manager includes a trough, defining a footprint, and a door. At least one side of the trough is formed from a plurality of finger-like projections extending forwardly from a support member. At least two of the projections include a hinge boss disposed at an outer end thereof and extending inwardly. At least one edge of the door has a hinge structure disposed therealong that includes an outer arm and an inner arm defining a hinge channel therebetween. The hinge bosses are disposed within the hinge channel such that the door is rotatably attached along at least one of its longitudinal edges to the trough. The door is rotatable to an open state without extending beyond the footprint of the trough. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 A cable manager, comprising: (a) a trough, at least one side of which is formed from a plurality of finger-like projections extending forwardly from a support member, at least two of the projections including a hinge boss disposed at an outer end thereof and extending inwardly; and (b) a door, at least one edge of which has a hinge structure disposed therealong for receiving and rotating about the hinge bosses, the hinge structure including an outer arm and an inner arm defining a hinge channel therebetween, the outer arm including an inner semi-cylindrical surface, and the inner arm including a semi-cylindrical pivot. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The cable manager of claim 16, wherein the finger-like projections have a U-shaped cross section. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The cable manager of claim 17, wherein at least one of the finger-like projections includes at least one crescent-shaped reinforcement wall. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The cable manager of claim 16, wherein the finger-like projections are integral with the support member. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The cable manager of claim 19, wherein the hinge bosses are integral with their corresponding finger-like projections. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The cable manager of claim 16, further comprising an indexing stop on one of the hinge boss and the hinge structure for retaining the door in an open state. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The cable manager of claim 16, wherein each hinge boss includes an inner semi-cylindrical surface and an outer semi-cylindrical barrel. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The cable manager of claim 22, (a) wherein the semi-cylindrical pivot is adapted to be generally concentrically received against the inner semi-cylindrical surface of the hinge bosses; and (b) wherein the outer semi-cylindrical barrel of the hinge bosses is adapted to be generally concentrically received against the inner semi-cylindrical surface of the outer arm. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The cable manager of claim 23, wherein the door is retainable in an open state when an indexing stop on the hinge structure reaches and snaps into an indexing groove on the hinge bosses. ### Claim 25 A cable manager, comprising: (a) a trough, at least one side of which is formed from a plurality of finger-like projections extending forwardly from a support member, at least two of the projections including a hinge boss disposed at an outer end thereof and extending inwardly, each hinge boss including an outer semi-cylindrical barrel and an inner semi-cylindrical surface; and (b) a door, at least one edge of which has a hinge structure disposed therealong, the hinge structure including an outer arm and an inner arm defining a hinge channel therebetween, the hinge channel being adapted to receive and rotate about the hinge bosses. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The cable manager of claim 25, wherein the finger-like projections have a U-shaped cross section. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The cable manager of claim 26, wherein at least one of the finger-like projections includes at least one crescent-shaped reinforcement wall. ### Claim 28 (depends on 25) The cable manager of claim 25, wherein the finger-like projections are integral with the support member. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The cable manager of claim 28, wherein the hinge bosses are integral with their corresponding finger-like projections. ### Claim 30 (depends on 25) The cable manager of claim 25, further comprising an indexing stop on one of the hinge boss and the hinge structure for retaining the door in an open state. ### Claim at position 17 -56. (canceled) ### Claim 57 (depends on 16) The cable manager of claim 16, wherein another side of the trough is formed from a plurality of finger-like projections extending forwardly from a support member. ### Claim 58 (depends on 57) The cable manager of claim 57, wherein the sides, together, define a trough height between approximately 1 RMU and approximately 3 RMU. ### Claim 59 (depends on 57) The cable manager of claim 57, wherein each of the sides defines a trough height between approximately 0.5 RMU and approximately 2 RMU. ### Claim 60 (depends on 59) The cable manager of claim 59, wherein the trough height of each of the sides is the same. ### Claim 61 (depends on 59) The cable manager of claim 59, wherein the trough height of one of the sides is different than the trough height of another of the sides.