Patent ID: 7999183

Claim:
A vertical cable manager, comprising: a first column assembly; a second column assembly, parallel to but spaced apart from the first column assembly; a top frame connecting a top end of the first column assembly to a top end of the second column assembly; and a base connecting a bottom end of the first column assembly to a bottom end of the second column assembly; wherein the top frame and the base are structurally sufficient to support the second column assembly, relative to the first column assembly, without further structural support members; wherein a removable midsection member, providing substantially no additional structural support to the second column assembly relative to the first column assembly, is coupled to, and supported by, the first and second column assemblies; and wherein the removable midsection member includes at least one locking key, attachable at an end of the removable midsection member via a fastener, for providing stability to the removable midsection member, the locking key being positionable to extend through an aperture of one of the column assemblies.