Cable manager for table
US6410855B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B21/06
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cable manager for mounting to the front edge of a table to secure and organize electrical cables associated with electronic devices, such as computer equipment, resting on the table. One embodiment of the novel cable organizer includes a modesty panel which has an integral bead retention channel extending the length of the top edge and a bead retention channel extending the length of the bottom edge and mounting brackets engaged in the top bead retention. The modesty panel includes a slide lock assembly extending outwardly from the back side. A substantially U-shaped cable containment channel is slidingly engaged in the slide lock assembly and the bottom bead retention channel. Another embodiment includes a raceway having a bottom wall, a rear wall and opposed end walls, the end walls each have aligned and complementary openings for the introduction of electrical cables into the raceway. A torsion spring biased hinge along the front edge of the raceway bottom wall is attached to a modesty panel which serves as a door to allow access to the cables in the raceway.
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