Abstract:
A cable management apparatus includes a securing board and a cable management clip. A clipping portion and a securing portion are located on the securing board. The cable management clip includes a mounting base and a pressing clip pivotally attached to the mounting base. A cable may be locked between the mounting base and the pressing clip. Elastic arms extend from the mounting base, the elastic arms deform to allow the fitment and removal of the cable management clip from the securing board.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure relates to cable management apparatuses, and more particularly to a cable management apparatus used in an electronic device. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    Many electronic devices, such as computers, need a plurality of cables. The cables may be, for example, include power cables, data cables, communication lines, keyboard lines, and so on. It is therefore desirable to include some type of cable management apparatus, such as a binding accessory, that allows the various cables to be collected together and attached in a position to improve the use of space and the ease of visual examination inside an electronic device. However, the conventional binding accessory is not suited for temporary use in securing cables, and it is often difficult to replace or re-route the cables. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0005]    Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
           [0006]      FIG. 1  is an isometric, exploded view of an exemplary embodiment of a cable management apparatus. 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  is similar to  FIG. 1 , but viewed from another aspect. 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  is an assembled view of  FIG. 1 , and a pressing clip of the cable management apparatus unlocked from a mounting base of the cable management apparatus. 
           [0009]      FIG. 4  is similar to  FIG. 3 , but the pressing clip is locked to the mounting base. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0010]    The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one. 
         [0011]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a cable management apparatus in accordance with an exemplary embodiment includes a securing board  10  and a cable management clip  30  mounted to the securing board  10 . In one exemplary embodiment, the cable management clip  30  receives a cable  50  (see  FIG. 3 ). 
         [0012]    An opening  13  and a pair of through holes  11  (as a consistent group of objects in case of plurality) are defined in the securing board  10 . Each through hole  11  has a clipping portion  112  located on the edge furthest from the companion securing hole  11 . A securing portion  131  is located on the edge of the opening  13  spaced furthest from the pair of through holes  11 . A cutout  135  in the securing portion  131  creates a medial vertical slot in the securing portion  131 . In one exemplary embodiment, the opening  13  and the pair of through holes  11  are arranged as the three corners of a triangle. In one exemplary embodiment, the securing board  10  is substantially square in shape. 
         [0013]    The cable management clip  30  includes a mounting base  31  and a pressing clip  32  integral with the mounting base  31 . The mounting base  31  includes a main body  316  and two elastic arms  313  located on opposite sides of the main body  313 , the arms  313  diverge longitudinally from the main body  316  when in an uncompressed state. A retaining portion  315  is located on a top surface of the main body  316  and has a supporting rib  3151  and a hook  3153  located thereon. The cutout  135  can accommodate the supporting rib  3151 . 
         [0014]    Each elastic arm  313  includes a mounting portion  3132  and an operating portion  3134  connected to the mounting portion  3132 . The mounting portion  3132  extends from the main body  316  and has a block  3131 . In one exemplary embodiment, the operating portion  3134  is L-shaped, and substantially perpendicular to the mounting portion  3132  and is located outside of the main body  316 . 
         [0015]    The pressing clip  32  includes a connecting portion  321 , a pressing portion  323 , and a flexible pivoting portion  322  located between the connecting portion  321  and the pressing portion  323 . The connection portion  321  is connected to the main body  316 . The flexible pivoting portion  322  acts as a hinge connecting the connection portion  329  and the pressing portion  323 . The distal end of the pressing portion  323  is an engaging portion  33  which can be secured by the hook  3153  of the main body  316 . In one exemplary embodiment, the engaging portion  33  can include a handle  3215 , an extending piece  3213  extending down from the handle  3125 , and a ledge or clasp (clasp  3211 ) protruding horizontally forwards from the middle of the handle  3215 . The engaging portion  33  is engaged by the hook  3153  acting on the clasp  3211 . 
         [0016]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 4 , in use, the securing board  10  is secured to a position on or within an electronic device. The main body  316  of the cable management clip  30  is placed in an appropriate location on the securing board  10 . The two elastic arms  313  abut the pair of clipping portions  112 , and the retaining portion  315  of the main body  316  is adjacent to the securing portion  131  of the securing board  10 . 
         [0017]    The operating portion  3134  of each elastic arm  313  is operated to deform each elastic arm  313  in a first direction substantially parallel to the main body  316  for clearance through each clipping portion  112 . When each elastic arm  313  is clear of each clipping portion  112 , the cable management clip  30  is pushed in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and towards to the securing portion  131 , until the securing portion  131  is engaged with the main body  316  and the supporting rib  3151  is received in the cutout  135 . The two elastic arms  313  are released by the user, and the block  3131  abuts the front edge of the clipping portion  112  to prevent the cable management clip  30  moving backwards. 
         [0018]    The cable  50  is placed between the pressing portion  323  and the main body  316 . The pressing clip  32  is pushed down to the main body  316  until the clasp  3211  is engaged by the hook  3153 . Therefore, the cable  50  is kept in place between the pressing portion  323  and the main body  316 . The extending piece  3213  separates the cable  50  from the clasp  3211  and the hook  3153  to prevent damage to the cable  50 . 
         [0019]    When the cable  50  needs to be taken out of the cable management clip  30 , the handle  3215  is pulled back to disengage the clasp  3211  from the hook  3153 . The pressing clip  32  may be lifted upwards and the cable  50  can be removed. 
         [0020]    When the cable management clip  30  needs to be detached from the securing board  10 , each operating portion  3134  is operated, to deform the two elastic arms  313  in the first direction, until the two elastic arms  313  obtain clearance the two clipping portions  112 . The cable management clip  30  is moved away from the securing portion  131 , and the supporting rib  3151  is removed from the cutout  135 . Therefore, the cable management clip  30  is detached from the securing board  10 . 
         [0021]    It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the exemplary embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the exemplary embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.