Cable management drawer with access panel
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1. A cable management system, comprising:
- a) a chassis;
b) a drawer slidably mounted to the chassis, the drawer being moveable between a closed position and an open position, the drawer including;
i) a drawer frame;
ii) a tray pivotally mounted to the drawer frame; and
iii) a front drawer panel mounted at a front of the tray; and
c) cable management devices mounted on the tray;
d) wherein access to the cable management devices is provided by;
i) sliding the drawer from the closed position to the open position; and
ii) pivoting the tray of the drawer relative to the drawer frame from a first planar orientation to a second non-planar orientation; and
e) a connection arrangement coupled between the tray and the drawer frame, the connection arrangement limiting the pivotal movement of the tray.
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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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36 Claims
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1. A cable management system, comprising:
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a) a chassis; b) a drawer slidably mounted to the chassis, the drawer being moveable between a closed position and an open position, the drawer including; i) a drawer frame; ii) a tray pivotally mounted to the drawer frame; and iii) a front drawer panel mounted at a front of the tray; and c) cable management devices mounted on the tray; d) wherein access to the cable management devices is provided by; i) sliding the drawer from the closed position to the open position; and ii) pivoting the tray of the drawer relative to the drawer frame from a first planar orientation to a second non-planar orientation; and e) a connection arrangement coupled between the tray and the drawer frame, the connection arrangement limiting the pivotal movement of the tray. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. 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 having a front, a rear, opposite sides, and a bottom; and c) a plurality of connector holders mounted to the bottom of the drawer; d) wherein the bottom of the drawer selectively pivots from a generally horizontal orientation to a non-horizontal orientation when the drawer is in the open position; and e) a connection arrangement coupled between the bottom and one of the sides of the drawer, the connection arrangement limiting the pivotal movement of the bottom of the drawer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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 a pin assembly and a flexible lever arm that defines a slot, the pin assembly being arranged to travel within the slot when the tray is pivoted between a non-pivoted position and a pivoted position; d) wherein the connection arrangement is constructed to lock the tray in both the pivoted position and the non-pivoted position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. 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 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 the lever arm biases in an outward direction to automatically lock the tray in the pivoted position. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A cable management system, comprising:
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a) a chassis; b) a drawer slidably mounted to the chassis, the drawer being moveable between a closed position and an open position, the drawer including; i) a drawer frame; ii) a tray pivotally mounted to the drawer frame; and iii) a front drawer panel mounted at a front of the tray; and c) cable management devices mounted on the tray; d) wherein access to the cable management devices is provided by; i) sliding the drawer from the closed position to the open position; and ii) pivoting the tray of the drawer relative to the drawer frame from a first generally vertical orientation to a second generally vertical orientation that is not co-planar with the first vertical orientation.
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