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US 8,014,170 B2Granted
Cable management device and method of cable management
AssigneeBelkin International, Inc.
InventorsKenneth Mori, Yoko Iida, Steven Lane
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Abstract
An electrical device (800, 1100, 1700, 1800) includes: a housing (810, 1110) having a top portion (811, 1111); a bottom portion (816, 1316) opposite the top portion; and a first side portion (917, 1217) between the top portion and the bottom portion; and a first cable management element (850) located at the first side portion, and having a first flexible tube (851) with a first opening (852) along a length of the first flexible tube.
Claims31
An electrical device comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion opposite the top portion;
- a first side portion between the top portion and the bottom portion;
- and
- a second side portion between the top portion and the bottom portion;
- a first cable management element located at the first side portion, and comprising:
- a first flexible tube with a first opening along a length of the first flexible tube;
- and
- one or more first electrical connectors located at the second side portion,
- wherein:
- the first opening opens towards the top portion;
- and
- the first flexible tube has a hollow interior coupled to the first opening and extending the length of the first flexible tube.
11 more elements
A cable management device comprising:
- a casing comprising:
- a first surface;
- a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a third surface between the first surface and the second surface;
- a fourth surface between the first surface and the second surface;
- and
- a fifth surface between the first surface and the second surface and between the third surface and the fourth surface;
- a first electrical connector at the first surface;
- a second electrical connector at the fourth surface;
- and
- a first pipe with a first aperture,
- wherein:
- the first pipe is located at the fifth surface;
- the first aperture opens towards the first surface and extends a length of the first pipe;
- the first pipe has a hollow interior coupled to the first aperture and extending the length of the first pipe;
- and
- the hollow interior has openings in the first pipe adjacent to the third surface and the fourth surface.
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An electrical device comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion opposite the top portion;
- a first side portion between the top portion and the bottom portion;
- and
- a second side portion between the top portion and the bottom portion;
- a first tube with two or more openings, a first opening of the two or more openings is along a length of the first tube;
- and
- one or more first electrical connectors located at the second side portion,
- wherein:
- the first tube is located at the first side portion;
- the first tube has a hollow interior coupled to the two or more openings, the hollow interior extending the length of the tube;
- and
- at least a part of a second opening of the two or more openings is substantially perpendicular to the first opening of the two or more openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.