Patent ID: 7362941

Claim:
A cable management system for routing cable with respect to electronic equipment, said cable management system comprising: a cable manager for defining a cable path, said cable manager comprising a first side comprising a first wall, a second side comprising a second wall spaced from the first wall to define the cable path, a first set of one or more cable guides projecting from the first wall and a second set of one or more cable guides projecting from the second wall, the cable guides of said first and second sets of cable guides having free ends spaced from one another to define a gap therebetween at said front of the cable manager, at least one gate spanning the gap between a first cable guide of said first cable guide set and a second cable guide of said second cable guide set, said at least one gate being movable between an open position to facilitate access to the cable path defined by the cable manager, and a closed position, and a closure adjacent the free ends of the cable guides of said first and second cable guide sets for closing a front of the cable manager.