Cable management panel with sliding drawer and methods
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable management panel includes drawer assemblies, each including a drawer slidable within a chassis. The drawer assemblies are secured together by a bracket that includes an interlock arrangement with the chassis. Such an interlock arrangement includes a non-threaded stud engaging a hole. Radius limiters may be part of the drawer assembly and include a cable entry aperture have a closed perimeter and a flared cable guide surface around most of, and preferably all of, the closed perimeter to allow for the entry of cables from all directions. A control mechanism controls movement of the radius limiter relative to the drawer assembly. The control mechanism includes a rotating member that has an axis of rotation transverse to the slidable motion of the radius limiter and normal to the radius limiter.
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18 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A cable management assembly, comprising:
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a) a chassis; b) a drawer; c) a slide that provides a sliding interconnection between the drawer and the chassis; d) a radius limiter having a curved cable trough and a hinged cover attached to the curved trough section; and e) a control mechanism that provides synchronized movement of the radius limiter relative to the drawer. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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