Patent ID: 6546181
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An apparatus for managing cable media, comprising:(a) a support having a frontal face and at least one flange; (b) the at least one flange connected to a computer hardware rack having a hardware containing area for the installation of hardware upon said rack, said support occupying space within said containing area; and (c) at least one curved surface projecting from the support frontal face, wherein the at least one curved surface is formed for receiving cable media from a first direction, bending and redirecting cable media along the curved surface, and distributing the cable media in a second direction; wherein the at least one curved surface radius is sufficiently large enough to receive and redirect cable media by bending the cable media without cracking or causing other damage to the cable media; and wherein at least a portion of the support overlaps a portion of at least one hardware device connected to said computer hardware rack within said hardware containing area, thereby allowing the portion of said hardware containing area defined by the overlap to be utilized by both said support and said hardware device.