Wire management system

• US 6,865,087 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2003
• Issued: 03/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Unitrends, Inc. (Kaseya Limited)
• Original Assignee: Unitrends, Inc. (Kaseya Limited)
• Inventors: Jelinger, Conrad A. H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gibson, Randy W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bui, Hung S.
• Application Number:
  US10/429,624
• Publication Number:
  US 20040150978A1
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 361/756, 361/810, 361/826, 361/827, 361/807, 361/785, 174/52.5, 174/138.D, 174/72.A, 439/719, 248/59
• US Class Current: 361/756
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/32 using mounting clamps
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10287 Metal wires as connectors or conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10356 Cables
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10606 Permanent holder for component or auxiliary printed circuits mounted on a printed circuit board [PCB]
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/222 Completing of printed circuits by adding non-printed jumper connections printed jumper connections H05K3/4685
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/301 by means of a mounting structure H05K3/325 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/12 Resilient or clamping means for holding component to structure

Abstract

A management system for wiring and/or cabling is disclosed. The wire management system comprises a mounting stud and an integral cable guide assembly. The cable guide assembly may include a base portion and an upper portion with at least two guide members that may be removably mounted to the mounting stud. The at least two guide members of the cable guide assembly orientates the wiring and/or cabling in a generally vertical direction with respect to a heat emitting device so as to minimize the surface area of the wiring and/or cabling that is exposed to a heat emitting device, thereby minimizing heat buildup within an enclosure. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Claims

1. A management system for a cable having a surface area, comprising:

a mounting stud including a multifaceted bead portion;

a cable guide assembly including a base portion and an upper portion, wherein the upper portion includes at least two guide members; and

a multifaceted cavity within the base portion for mounting the cable guide assembly to the multifaceted head portion of the mounting stud, wherein the at least two guide members orientates the cable in such a manner so as to minimize the surface area of the cable that is exposed to a heat emitting device.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the multifaceted head portion end the multifaceted cavity include cooperating mating surfaces for mounting the cable guide assembly.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the base portion includes a relief cut for supporting the cable guide assembly while permitting the cable guide assembly to snap off during an undesirable loading event.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the relief cut includes at least three members each including an outer arc and an inner faceted surface including two walls that define a hexagonal multifaceted cavity for receiving a head portion of the mounting stud including a hexagonal surface.

5. The system according to claim 3, wherein the base portion includes a passage extending through the base member that provides access to the mounting stud after the cable guide assembly has been mounted to the mounting stud.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least two guide members orientates the cable in a generally vertical direction with respect to the heat emitting device to minimize the surface area of the cable exposed to the heat emitting device.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the at least two guide members includes closing nodes that prevent the wires and/or cabling from being received between the guide members.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the base portion, the upper portion, and the beveled portion is an integral unit.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the mounting stud is formed as part of the integral unit.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the mounting stud is integrally formed into the integral unit.

11. A process far assembling a wire managment system, comprising the steps of:

positioning a first mounting stud including a threaded passage below an opening in an electrical component;

positioning a stinger of a second mounting stud over the opening and the threaded passage;

threading the stinger about the threaded passage;

receiving a base portion with a multifaceted cavity of a cable guide assembly about a multifaceted head portion of the second mounting stud.

12. The process for assembling the cable guide system according to claim 11, further comprising of providing a means for preventing the cable from being receiving between the at least two guide members.

13. A management system for a cable having a surface area, comprising

a mounting stud including a multifaceted head portion;

a cable guide assembly mounted to the mounting stud, the cable guide assembly including a base portion and an upper portion, wherein the upper portion includes at least two guide members; and

a multifaceted cavity within the base portion for mounting the cable guide assembly to the multifaceted head portion of the mounting stud, wherein the at least two guide members orientates the cable in such a manner so as to minimize the surface area of the cable that is exposed to a heat emitting device, wherein the base portion includes a relief cut with at least three members each including an outer arc and an inner faceted surface including two walls that define a hexagonal multifaceted cavity for receiving a head portion of the mounting stud including a hexagonal surface, wherein the relief cut supports the cable guide assembly while permitting the cable guide assembly to snap off during an undesirable loading event.