US 6,548,754 B2 · Method and apparatus of managing cabling in an optional drive filler

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for storing and accessing a cable within a chassis. The apparatus comprises a filler drive drawer having a base shelf, an upper biasing arm disposed on the base shelf and a pair of resilient raised arm members positioned on the base shelf laterally on opposite sides of the upper biasing arm. The upper biasing arm has a flange that extends upward from the base shelf and a cantilever member extending therefrom. The cantilever member extends at least partially downward to provide an upper contact surface for a cable connector positioned below the upper biasing arm. The upper biasing arm and pair of resilient arm members are cooperatively arranged to releasably engage the cable connector within the filler drive drawer. The drawer can easily be slid into or out of the chassis to access the cable connector.

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Dependent claims

A chassis drawer and holding device for storing and accessing a cable, the chassis drawer comprising:

a substantially planar base shelf;
an upper biasing arm comprising a first flange extending upward from an upper surface of the base shelf, and an upper cantilever member attached to the first flange and having a free end, the upper cantilever member extending at a less than perpendicular angle from the first flange towards the free end;
at least one resilient arm member attached to the base shelf, the at least one resilient arm member being below the upper biasing arm wherein the upper biasing arm and the at least one resilient arm member are cooperatively arranged to releasably engage a portion of a cable.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus of managing cabling in an optional drive filler

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Method and apparatus of managing cabling in an optional drive filler

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Abstract

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