Patent ID: 8379410

Claim:
A cable management arm system comprising: a rack including: a first support slides mounted on a first side of the rack and a second support slide mounted on a second side of the rack that is opposite the rack from the first side; a first pair of connector receivers coupled to the first support slide on the first side of the rack; and a second pair of connector receivers coupled to the second support slide on the second side of the rack; a cable management arm that is operable to be coupled to the first side or the second side of the rack, the cable management arm including: a first cable support arm pivotably connected to a second cable support arm; a first attachment member pivotably connected to the first cable support arm; a second attachment member pivotably connected to the second cable support arm; a first tension member interconnecting the first attachment member and the first cable support arm; a second tension member interconnecting the second attachment member and the second cable support arm; and a first snap-on connector attached to the first attachment member and a second snap-on connector attached to the second attachment member wherein the cable management arm is operable to be coupled to the first side of the rack in a first orientation by coupling the first snap-on connector and the second snap-on connector to the first pair of connector receivers, and wherein the first tension member and the second tension member bias the cable management arm into a folded position in the first orientation; and wherein the cable management arm is operable to be coupled to the second side of the rack in a second orientation, in which the cable management arm is upside down relative to the first orientation, by coupling the first snap-on connector and the second snap-on connector to the second pair of connector receivers, and wherein the first tension member and the second tension member bias the cable management arm into the folded position in the second orientation.