Patent ID: 6504988
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A cable management panel comprising:(a) a chassis having a front, a rear, and opposite sides; (b) a drawer slidably mounted within the chassis, the drawer slideable between a first position with the drawer fully inserted within the chassis toward the chassis rear, and a second position with the drawer extended from the interior of the chassis away from the chassis rear; (i) the chassis and the drawer defining an access location allowing entry of optical fiber cable into at least one of the sides of the chassis; and (c) a cable take-up mechanism including a push member slidably mounted on the drawer and movable from a first position on the drawer toward a second position on the drawer; (i) the second position being forward of the first position; (ii) the push member being slideably mounted to the chassis; and (iii) the push member including a cable trough section; (A) the cable trough section including a curved outer wall, a curved radius limiter wall, and a base extending between the curved outer wall and the curved radius limiter wall; and (B) the curved outer wall, the curved radius limiter wall, and the base defining a U-shape.