Patent ID: 7516917

Claim:
A cable management device for facilitating the extension of a segment of cabling away from the device and the stowage of the cabling segment at least partially within the device, comprising: a housing having a forward end, a rearward end, a base and opposing side regions extending from the base, the housing defining an interior; an upper cross-member and a lower cross-member spanning laterally between the opposing side regions, the upper cross-member and the lower cross-member being operably configured to receive a portion of the cabling thereon; and a roof interconnecting the opposing side regions above the upper cross-member; whereby the cabling is routed around the upper cross-member and the lower cross-member and the housing is configured to removably stow at least a portion of the segment of cabling in the interior of the housing; wherein the housing further has a rear wall at the rearward end of the housing to maintain the portion of the segment of cabling pushed into the forward end of the housing within the housing.