A Cable management system for electronic devices such flat panel monitors

• US 20030168238A1
• Filed: 03/11/2002
• Published: 09/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Miseli, Joe, Masuda, Kuni
• Granted Patent: US 6,713,678 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/72A
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 11/02 using take-up reel or drum
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/921 Plural angular
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/923 Tilting
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/4913 Assembling to base an electrical component, e.g., capacitor, etc.

Abstract

A system for managing cables is disclosed herein. A preferred aspect of the system comprises a flat panel monitor having a front surface, a rear surface, a left side surface and a right side surface. The system also comprises a plurality of downwardly facing cable portals coupled to the rear surface of the flat panel monitor and a stand coupled to the rear surface of the flat panel monitor, wherein the flat panel monitor is forwardly rotatable on said the on a horizontal axis; and a plurality of releasably connectable retaining member are coupled to the rear surface of the flat panel monitor.

Claims

1. A system for managing cables comprising:

an electronic device having a front display surface and a rear surface having a plurality of downwardly facing cable portals; and

a plurality of releasably connectable retaining members disposed about said rear surface.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein said front display surface comprises a flat panel monitor assembly.

3. The system according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of cables are coupled to said cable portals of said electronic device.

4. The system according to claim 3 wherein said plurality of cables are releasably attached to said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members.

5. The system according to claim 1 wherein the rear surface of said electronic device has an upper planar surface and a lower planar surface perpendicular to a right side surface and a left side surface of said device;

said upper planar surface having a greater width than said lower planar surface and having a bottom surface; and

wherein said plurality of downwardly facing cable portals are disposed about said bottom surface and having said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members disposed about said lower planar surface.

6. The system according to claim 5 wherein the electronic device comprises a flat panel monitor assembly.

7. The system according to claim 5 wherein a plurality of cables are coupled between said plurality of cable portals and said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members.

8. A system for managing cables comprising:

an electronic device having a front display surface and a rear surface having a plurality of downwardly facing cable portals; and

a releasably connectable retaining member disposed about said rear surface.

9. A system for managing cables comprising:

a flat panel monitor assembly having a front display surface, a rear surface, a left side surface and a right side surface;

a support member rotatably coupled to said rear surface of said flat panel monitor assembly through a rotatable joining member,

a plurality of downwardly facing cable portals coupled to said rear surface; and

a plurality of releasably connectable retaining members coupled to at least one of said rear surface, left side surface and right side surface of said flat panel monitor..

10. The system according to claim 9 wherein a plurality of cables are coupled to said cable portals of said electronic device.

11. The system according to claim 10 wherein said plurality of cables are releasably attached to said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members.

12. The system according to claim 9 wherein the rear surface of said electronic device has an upper planar surface and a lower planar surface perpendicular to said right side surface and said left side surface of said device;

said upper planar surface having a greater width than said lower planar surface and having a bottom surface; and

wherein said plurality of downwardly facing cable portals are disposed about said bottom surface and having said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members disposed about said lower planar surface.

13. A system for managing cables comprising:

a flat panel monitor assembly having a front display surface, a rear surface, a left side surface and a right side surface;

a plurality of downwardly facing cable portals coupled to said rear surface;

a means for rotating said flat panel monitor assembly on a horizontal axis, said means for rotating coupled to said flat panel monitor assembly; and

a means for retaining cables, said means for retaining cables coupled to said LCD flat panel monitor assembly.

14. The system according to claim 13 wherein the means for rotating said flat panel monitor assembly comprises a hinge.

15. The system according to claim 13 wherein the means for retaining cables comprises a retaining member.

16. A method of managing cables of an electronic device comprising:

providing an electronic device having a front surface and a rear surface, said rear surface having a plurality of downwardly facing cable portals;

providing a support member rotatably coupled to said rear surface of said electronic device through a rotatable joining member;

providing a plurality of releasably connectable retaining members coupled to said rear surface of said electronic device;

providing a plurality of cables; and

coupling at least one of said plurality of cables between said plurality of cable portals of said electronic device and said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members.

17. The method of managing cable according to claim 16 wherein said surface of said electronic device is rotated 90°

on a substantially horizontal axis when coupling said plurality of cables between said plurality of cable portals of said electronic device and said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members.

20. The method of managing cable according to claim 17 wherein said surface of said flat panel monitor is rotated 90°

on a horizontal axis when coupling said plurality of cables between said plurality of cable portals of said electronic device and said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members.

18. A method of managing cables comprising:

providing a flat panel monitor assembly having a front surface and a right side surface, a left side surface, and a rear surface, said rear surface having a plurality of downwardly facing cable portals;

providing a support member rotatably coupled to said rear surface of said flat panel monitor assembly through a rotatable joining member;

providing a plurality of releasably connectable retaining members coupled to said rear surface of said flat panel monitor assembly;

providing a plurality of cables; and

coupling at least one of said plurality of cables between said plurality of cable portals of said flat panel monitor assembly and said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members.

19. The method according to claim 18 wherein the rear surface of said flat panel monitor has an upper planar surface and a lower planar surface perpendicular to said right side surface and said left side surface of said flat panel monitor;

said upper planar surface having a greater width than said lower planar surface and having a bottom surface; and

wherein said plurality of downwardly facing cable portals are disposed about said bottom surface and having said plurality of releasably connectable retaining members disposed about said lower planar surface.

21. A method of managing cables comprising:

providing a flat panel monitor assembly having a front surface and a right side surface, a left side surface, and a rear surface, said rear surface having a plurality of downwardly facing cable portals;

providing a support member rotatably coupled to said rear surface of said flat panel monitor assembly through a rotatable joining member;

providing a releasably connectable retaining member coupled to said rear surface of said flat panel monitor assembly;

providing a plurality of cables; and

coupling at least one of said plurality of cables between said plurality of cable portals of said flat panel monitor assembly and said releasably connectable retaining member.