Patent ID: 6964588

Claim:
A cable management system comprising: a) a mounting fixture including a base, and two upwardly extending side supports configured and arranged for holding telecommunications equipment having cable connection locations, the mounting fixture further having a front, a rear, and a side; and b) a ribcage cable support member mounted to the mounting fixture and positioned along the side, the ribcage cable support member including: 1) a middle support having a front, a rear, and two sides, the middle support including: A) a spool positioned on the front, wherein the spool includes a cable support extending from the front and a cable retention member spaced from the front; and B) a cable passage between the front and the rear; and 2) two columns of spaced-apart ribs on each side, each column of ribs including a first set of ribs extending transversely away from the middle support on the front, and a second set of ribs extending transversely away from the middle support on the rear, each rib terminating in an end, each end extending generally toward the ribs of the corresponding set in the other column, wherein first and second cable positioning chambers on opposite sides of the middle support are defined by the middle support and the two columns of spaced apart ribs, wherein the ends of one of the first sets of ribs is are spaced from the ends of the other of the first sets of ribs to define a vertical spacing, the vertical spacing extending rearwardly toward the front of the middle support, wherein the cable support and the cable retention member of the spool is positioned only in the vertical spacing.