Patent ID: 8437147
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: G02B,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A kit of components, for organizing cables in an equipment cabinet including an equipment rack having a central rack space, the kit comprising: a trunk cable including a furcation plug, furcation legs extending from the furcation plug, and connectors coupled to the furcation legs; a clip attached to the furcation plug, the clip having locking members spaced from one another by a first length; a furcation bracket adapted to be coupled to at least a pair of different rack members simultaneously, in either of a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation relative to the equipment cabinet, the furcation bracket comprising a generally flat panel having either a row or a column of pairs of slots to provide a plurality of different mounting locations for the clip, wherein the slots in each of the pairs of slots are spaced from one another by a second length, wherein the second length is substantially equal to the first length for receiving the locking members of the clip; a termination panel comprising an opening for receiving sockets sized to receive the connectors on the furcation legs, wherein the termination panel is sized to be disposed in the equipment cabinet outside the central rack space; and a trunk cable manager having a first planar portion for supporting the trunk cable at a first point, and a second planar portion for supporting the trunk cable at a second point, wherein the first and second planar portions are connected by an angled portion whereby the first and second planar portions are not coplanar.