Swappable mount for cable support and system and method incorporating same
US7317623B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02B1/36
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A swappable mount and cable support arm for a rack mount system. The swappable mount may have a variety of toolfree mounts, threaded fasteners, latches, and other mounting mechanisms. The swappable mount is interchangeably coupled to the cable support arm to facilitate adaptation to a particular rack mount system. One embodiment has a releasable hinge mechanism to facilitate the interchangeable coupling between the swappable mount and the cable support arm. The cable support arm may have a variety of expandable support structures, such as pivotally coupled arm sections. One embodiment of the cable support arm has first and second arm sections rotatably coupled one over the other at a hinge.
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