Patent ID: 7677400

Claim:
A cable management assembly, comprising: a) a panel defining a plurality of discrete openings, the plurality of discrete openings including first shaped apertures and second shaped apertures, the second shaped apertures having a different shape than the first shaped apertures, the different shape being independent of a different aperture orientation, the first and second shaped apertures being arranged in an array of columns and rows, the rows including rows of only first shaped apertures and rows of only second shaped apertures; and b) a fiber optic cable management device including securing structure for detachably securing the device at a selected location on the panel, the securing structure including: i) a flexible tab that engages one of the first shaped apertures, the flexible tab being accessible from a front side of the panel to permit attachment and detachment of the device from the front side of the panel without having to access a rear side of the panel; and ii) a locating element that engages one of the second shaped apertures; c) wherein the second shaped apertures and the locating element each have a shape that requires a user to mount the fiber optic cable management device in only one particular mounting orientation relative to the panel and that prevents rotation of the fiber optic cable management device relative to the panel.