Serpentine comb assembly for cable management and retention via curve engagement

An apparatus for managing cables extending from equipment in an enclosure, comprising:

• a base configured for attachment to the enclosure;
• a first wall extending outward from a side of the base;
• and
• a second wall extending outward from the side of the base,
• wherein the first wall has a side facing the second wall and the second wall has a side facing the first wall,
• wherein the side of the first wall facing the second wall includes at least two curved surfaces each with a bend radius greater than a minimum bend radius of each of the cables, and
• wherein the side of the second wall facing the first wall is spaced apart a distance from the side of the first wall facing the second wall, whereby a channel, which is open on an end opposite the base, for receiving one or more of the cables is defined between the first and second wall.

A system adapted for cable retention and management, comprising:

• an enclosure;
• and
• a cable manager attached to an exposed surface of the enclosure,
• wherein the cable manager comprises at least one open channel extending vertically along the enclosure from an inlet to an outlet along a serpentine path having two or more curves, and
• wherein a cable received in the open channel is bent in at least two locations to follow the serpentine path and is retained by friction induced between outer surfaces of the cable and surfaces of the open channel defining the two or more curves.