Patent ID: 6785459
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: G02B,H04Q

Abstract:
A cable management cabinet assembly including:a cabinet frame including vertical and horizontal support beams, the cabinet frame having a front, back, top and opposed sides; first and second side walls fastened to the opposed sides of the cabinet frame to define a frame interior; first and second vertical support members, the vertical support members coupled to the cabinet frame at points recessed from the front of the cabinet frame, the vertical support members defining a plurality of fastener holes, the fastener holes in the first support member acting with the fastener holes of the second support member to define panel mounting locations; a bracket including an elongated member, the bracket fastened to one of the first and second vertical support members, the bracket having a plurality of fingers that project outwardly from the elongated member parallel to the sides of the cabinet frame but not extending beyond the front or back of the cabinet frame, the fingers being spaced apart along a length of the elongated member in the vertical direction, the fingers defining gaps between the fingers, the gaps being sized to receive telecommunications cables, the fingers being spaced from the sides of the cabinet frame to create a vertical cable pathway between the fingers and one of the first and second side walls; and the fingers including bend radius limiter portions, the radius limiter portions having a curved surface oriented toward the outside of the cabinet.