Patent ID: 7220150

Claim:
A cable management system comprising: a) a rack including a base, and two upwardly extending side supports configured and arranged for holding telecommunications equipment having front and rear cable connection locations, the rack further having a front, a rear, and a side; and b) a ribcage cable support member mounted to the rack and positioned along the side, the ribcage cable support member including: i) a middle support having a front, a rear, and two sides, the middle support including: 1) a plurality of spools positioned on the front, each spool including a cable support extending from the front; and 2) a plurality of cable passages between the front and the rear; and ii) two columns of vertically spaced-apart ribs on each side of the middle support, each column of ribs extending away from the front of the middle support, each rib including a main portion extending forwardly from the middle support, each main portion of the ribs of one column horizontally aligned with the main portion of one of the ribs of the other column, wherein a cable positioning chamber is defined by the middle support and the two columns of spaced apart ribs, each rib terminating in an end, each end extending in an angled direction relative to the main portion, wherein the spools are positioned between opposing ribs of the two columns of spaced apart ribs.