Patent ID: 7458859

Claim:
A vertical cable manager comprising: a panel; a first projection connected to the panel and extending in a direction transverse to the panel; a second projection connected to the panel and extending in a direction transverse to the panel; a third projection connected to the panel and extending in a direction transverse to the panel; a first tab connected to the first projection and extending from the first projection to a point at least midway between the first projection and the second projection; and a second tab connected to the second projection and extending from the second projection to a point at least midway between the second projection and the third projection, wherein the first projection, the second projection, and the third projection are aligned in a row, wherein the panel, the first projection, the second projection, and the first tab define a first opening for routing at least a first cable, wherein the panel, the second projection, the third projection, and the second tab define a second opening for routing at least a second cable, wherein a top surface at a distal end of the first tab is angled with respect to a bottom surface of the second projection such that a distance between the top surface of the first tab and the bottom surface of the second projection decreases as the first cable enters the first opening, and wherein a top surface at a distal end of the second tab is angled with respect to a bottom surface of the third projection such that a distance between the top surface of the second tab and the bottom surface of the third projection decreases as the second cable enters the second opening.