Cable management system with adjustable cable spools
AssigneeOrtronics, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Hines, Samuel E. Watrous, Suzanne L. Spera
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Abstract
The present invention teaches a cable management system for supporting and routing cables. The cable management system includes one or more cable supports attached to a support structure such as a wall or electronics cabinet. Each cable support includes one or more cable spools detachably mounted to a spool guide. The spool guide includes a channel extending along its length and in-turned flanges that extend partially across the opening of the channel. Each cable spool includes a spool body and a coupler. The coupler has a retractable brace that can be inserted into the channel, rotated and retracted toward the spool body for clamping the in-turned flanges between the brace and the spool body.
Claims27
A cable management system with adjustable cable spools, comprising:
- a spool guide including a pair of flanges separated by a predetermined distance and extending along the length of the spool guide;
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- a cable spool including a spool body having a first end and a second end, and a coupler mounted to the spool body and having a brace attached to an end of the coupler that is moveable between a first position, wherein the coupler draws the brace toward the first end of the spool body to clamp the flanges between the brace and the first end of the spool body, and a second position, wherein the coupler extends the brace away from the spool body for adjusting the cable spool along the length of the pair of flanges.
A cable management system with adjustable cable spools, comprising:
- a spool guide including a track having parallel in-turned flanges that extend along the length of the track so to form an elongated opening;
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- a cable spool including a spool body, and a coupler mounted to the spool body and having an end that extends between the elongated opening and a brace attached to the end of the coupler that is moveable between a first position, wherein the coupler draws the brace toward the spool body for clamping the in-turned flanges between the brace and the spool body, and a second position, wherein the coupler extends the brace away from the spool body for adjusting the cable spool along the length of the in-turned flanges.
A cable management system with adjustable cable spools, comprising:
- an electronics cabinet having vertical frame members;
- a spool guide mounted to one of the vertical frame members and including a track having parallel in-turned flanges that extend along the length of the track so to form an elongated opening;
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- a cable spool mounted to the spool guide and including a spool body having a first end and a second end, a spool top mounted to the second end of the spool body, and a coupler mounted to the spool body and having a brace attached to the coupler adjacent the first end of the spool body and moveable between a first position, wherein the coupler draws the brace toward the first end of the spool body for clamping the in-turned flanges between the brace and the first end of the spool body, and a second position, wherein the coupler extends the brace away from the first end of the spool body for adjusting the cable spool in relation to the spool guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.