Wire management system

• US 6,913,229 B2
• Filed: 02/03/2003
• Issued: 07/05/2005
• 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): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Morrison, Naschica S.
• Application Number:
  US10/357,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20040149863A1
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: 248/68.1, 248/50, 248/181.1, 248/131, 248/274.1, 248/415, 248/481, 248/71, 248/73, 248/74.2
• US Class Current: 248/68.1
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/06 Wiring by machine
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/301 by means of a mounting structure H05K3/325 takes precedence

Abstract

A management system for wiring and/or cabling is disclosed. The wire management system comprises a base socket, a cable guide assembly, and a base pivot. The cable guide assembly may include a base member and a guide member that may be removably mounted to the base socket. The base pivot may be received within the base member for removably mounting the cable guide assembly to the base socket. The guide member of the cable guide assembly includes a plurality of vertically orientated ribs that assist in orientating 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.

Claims

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

a base socket;

a cable guide assembly mounted to the base socket, the cable guide assembly including a base member, a guide member, and locking notches on each end of the guide member, wherein the guide member includes a plurality of ribs extending between the locking notches for assisting in gripping the cable; and

a base pivot received within the base member for mounting the cable guide assembly to the base socket, wherein the guide member is adapted to orientate 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 base socket and the base member include cooperating mating surfaces for mounting the guide member to the base socket.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the base pivot includes one or more tangs for mounting the base pivot to the base socket.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the guide member includes one or more tangs for mounting the base member to the base socket.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is adapted to orientate 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.

6. The system according to claim 1 wherein the guide member further comprises a snap cap for securing the cable.

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

means for fastening a base socket to an electrical component;

a cable guide assembly mounted to the base socket, the cable guide assembly including a base member, a guide member, and locking notches on each end of the guide member, wherein the guide member includes a plurality of ribs extending between the locking notches for assisting in gripping the cable; and

means for securing the cable.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the electrical component is a printed circuit board.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the fastening means comprises a base pivot, a mounting stud, and a mounting bolt.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the means for securing the cable comprises a nylon hoop or rubber band.

11. A process for assembling a wire management system, comprising the steps of:

inserting a base pivot into a base socket to form a first portion of the wire management system;

inserting a mounting bolt through the first portion;

receiving the base pivot in a base member of a second portion of the wire management system;

mounting the base socket to an electrical component having at least one heat emitting device; and

positioning a cable adjacent a guide member of the second portion, wherein the guide member includes a plurality of ribs between locking notches so as to minimize a surface area of the cable exposed to the at least one heat emitting device.

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

a base socket;

a cable guide assembly mounted to the base socket, the cable guide assembly including a base members, a guide member, and locking notches on each end of the guide member, the guide member includes a plurality of ribs extending between the locking notches for securing the cable; and

a base pivot received within the base member for mounting the cable guide assembly to the base socket, wherein the guide member is adapted to orientate the cable in a generally vertical direction with respect to the heat emitting device so as to minimize the surface area of the cable exposed to the heat emitting device.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the base socket and the guide member include cooperating mating surfaces for mounting the guide member to the base socket.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the base pivot includes one or more tangs for mounting the base pivot to the base socket.