Patent ID: 7258583

Claim:
A cable management arm having sections which are coupled together for moveably extending and retracting with cabling secured thereto, said cable management arm comprising: a first one of said sections having a body with a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first and second portions are spaced apart and extend generally in directions along a length of said body; a first protuberant member extending from said first portion of said body to a position proximate said second portion of said body, spaced apart from said second portion of said body for receiving cabling there-between; said second portion of said body having a recess formed therein to define protuberant portions disposed on opposite sides of said recess, with said recess spaced apart in opposed relation to said first protuberant member and said protuberant portions spaced apart from opposite sides of said first protuberant member; wherein said recess and said protuberant portions are spaced part from said first protuberant member to define a cable entry opening there-between; and wherein said cable entry opening is non-linear, such that the cabling must be snaked-in to pass between said protuberant member and said protuberant portions for passing said cabling through said cable entry opening.