Patent ID: 7876993

Claim:
A cable management panel, comprising: a) a chassis having a top wall, opposite side walls, and a rear wall, the side walls and the rear wall defining side and rear cable access openings; b) a drawer mounted to the chassis, the drawer being configured to slide between an open position and a closed position relative to the chassis, the drawer including a base defining open sides; c) a slide that allows the drawer to slide between the open position and the closed position; d) a sliding radius limiter located at one of the open sides of the drawer; and e) a rack and pinion arrangement, including: i) a first length of track located adjacent to one of the side walls of the chassis; ii) a second length of track provided on the slide; iii) a gear that engages both the first length of track and the second length of track to control the movement of the sliding radius limiter; and iv) a control arm including a projection to which the sliding radius limiter is attached and mounting structure to which the gear is mounted.