Molded cable management arm for a server system rack

A cable management arm for securing a cable between a moveable portion of a drawer and a stationary portion of a server system rack, comprising:

• a single member of molded plastic having a main body portion an elongate shape which defines a longitudinal axis;
• a plurality of oppositely disposed grooves formed into opposite sides of said main body portion of said single member, said grooves extending transverse to said longitudinal axis and aligned on said opposite sides of said main body portion to define a plurality of hinge regions;
• said hinge regions of said single member being spaced apart along said longitudinal axis to define at least two linkages of said single member, adjacent ones of said linkages being pivotally connected by respective ones of said hinge regions, and said linkages together having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is fastened to the stationary portion of the server system rack at a first fixed position relative to the rack and said second end is fastened to the movable portion of the drawer at a second fixed position relative to the moveable portion;
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• cable retention tabs integrally molded with said single member of molded plastic, said cable retention tabs having first portions and second portions, said first portions extending from said main body portion of said single member of molded plastic and said second portions extending across said main body portion of said single member of molded plastic, spaced apart in fixed relation from said main body portion, for securing said cable to said main body portion of single member of molded plastic.

A drawer for a server system rack, comprising in combination:

• a tray;
• telescoping slide assemblies having inner rails and outer rails, said outer rails mounted to the server system rack and said inner rails mounted to said tray to movably secure said tray to the server system rack, such that said tray is movable from an inward position, substantially disposed within the server system rack, to an outward position, extending outward of the server system rack;
• a first cable set which connects from said tray to a stationary portion of the server system rack;
• a single member of molded plastic defining a flexible cable management arm which is secured between said tray and the server system rack, said single member of molded plastic having oppositely disposed grooves formed into opposite sides of said single member of molded plastic, with said grooves extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of said single member of molded plastic to define hinge regions, such that said hinge regions define a plurality of linkages in said single member of molded plastic, said plurality of linkages being pivotally connected by said hinge regions and said plurality of linkages together having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is pivotally fastened to the server system rack at a first fixed position relative to the rack and said second end is pivotally fastened to said tray at a second fixed position relative to said tray, and wherein said plurality of linkages extend from said first fixed position to second fixed position as said tray is moved between said inward and outward positions relative to the rack;
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• cable retention members integrally molded as part of said single member of molded plastic defining said flexible cable management arm, said cable retention member being defined by L-shaped tabs for securing said first cable set to said flexible cable management arm.