Cable management drawer with access panel
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1. A cable management panel, comprising:
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b) a drawer mounted to the chassis, the drawer being configured to slide between a closed position and an open position relative to the chassis, the drawer including a drawer frame and a tray pivotally mounted to the drawer frame; and
c) a connection arrangement coupled between the drawer frame and the tray, the connection arrangement including first and second flexible lever arms located at one side of the drawer, the first lever arm being arranged to releasably lock the tray in a non-pivoted position, the second lever arm being arranged to releasably lock the tray in a pivoted position.
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Abstract
A cable management panel including a sliding drawer. The drawer including a bottom tray that pivots to provide access to cable management devices mounted on the tray. The drawer including a connection arrangement that locks the tray in both of a non-pivoted position and a pivoted position.
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1. A cable management panel, comprising:
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a) a chassis; b) a drawer mounted to the chassis, the drawer being configured to slide between a closed position and an open position relative to the chassis, the drawer including a drawer frame and a tray pivotally mounted to the drawer frame; and c) a connection arrangement coupled between the drawer frame and the tray, the connection arrangement including first and second flexible lever arms located at one side of the drawer, the first lever arm being arranged to releasably lock the tray in a non-pivoted position, the second lever arm being arranged to releasably lock the tray in a pivoted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of accessing components of a cable management panel, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a chassis and a drawer slidably coupled to the chassis, the drawer including a drawer frame, a tray, and a connection arrangement interconnected between the drawer frame and the tray, cable management components being mounted on the tray; b) sliding the drawer out from the chassis; c) unlocking the tray from a locked non-pivoted position by flexing a first lever arm of the connection arrangement in an outward direction from the tray; d) pivoting the tray to a pivoted position; and e) locking the tray in the pivoted position wherein an end of a second lever arm biases in an outward direction to automatically lock the tray in the pivoted position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cable management panel, comprising:
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a) a chassis; b) a drawer mounted to the chassis, the drawer being configured to slide between a closed position and an open position relative to the chassis, the drawer including a drawer frame and a tray pivotally mounted to the drawer frame; and c) a connection arrangement coupled between the drawer frame and the tray, the connection arrangement including; i) first and second flexible lever arms, the first lever arm being arranged to releasably lock the tray in a non-pivoted position, the second lever arm being arranged to releasably lock the tray in a pivoted position; and ii)a pin body arranged to travel along a slot formed in the second lever arm when the tray is pivoted between the non-pivoted position and the pivoted position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A cable management panel, comprising:
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a) a chassis; b) a drawer mounted to the chassis, the drawer being configured to slide between a closed position and an open position relative to the chassis, the drawer including a drawer frame and a tray pivotally mounted to the drawer frame; and c) a connection arrangement coupled between the drawer frame and the tray, the connection arrangement including first and second flexible lever arms, the first lever arm being arranged to only releasably lock the tray in a non-pivoted position, the second lever arm being arranged to only releasably lock the tray in a pivoted position.
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