Electrical equipment rack having cable management arms with flexible linkage

A cable management assembly for use with an electrical equipment rack including a housing assembly having a first drawer slide coupled to a housing, and including a drawer assembly having a second drawer slide coupled to an electrical equipment unit, the second drawer slide being coupled to the first drawer slide such that the equipment unit can slide relative to the housing, the cable management assembly comprising:

• a first cable management arm having first and second ends, said first end of said first cable management arm having a first attaching mechanism for movably coupling said first cable management arm to the housing assembly;
• a second cable management arm having first and second ends, said first end of said second cable management arm having a second attaching mechanism for movably coupling said second cable management arm to the drawer assembly;
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• a flexible cable member having first and second ends, said first end of said flexible cable member being coupled to said second end of said first cable management arm, and said second end of said flexible cable member being coupled to said second end of said second cable management arm, such that said flexible cable member forms an arcuate shape between said second ends of said first and second cable management arms.

An electrical equipment rack, comprising:

• a housing assembly including a housing and a first drawer slide coupled to said housing;
• a drawer assembly comprising a second drawer slide and an electrical equipment unit, said second drawer slide being coupled to said first drawer slide such that said second drawer slide can slide relative to said first drawer slide, said equipment unit being coupled to said second drawer slide such that said equipment unit can slide relative to said housing;
• a flexible cable management arm having first and second ends, said first end of said flexible cable management arm being coupled to said housing assembly, and said second end of said flexible cable management arm being coupled to said drawer assembly;
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• a cable attached to said flexible cable management arm;
• whereby, said flexible cable management arm maintains a minimum bend radius of said cable when said electrical equipment unit is slidably moved relative to said housing.