Patent ID: 7381100

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: i) a middle support having a front, a rear, and two sides, the middle support including: 1) a plurality of spools positioned on the front of the middle support, wherein the spools include a cable support extending from the front and a cable retention member spaced from the front; and 2) a plurality of cable passages between the front and the rear; and ii) two columns of spaced-apart ribs on each side, each column of ribs including a first set of ribs extending away from the front of the middle support, and a second set of ribs extending away from the rear of the middle support, each rib having a first portion interconnected to the middle support and a second portion extending in an angled direction relative to the first portion; iii) wherein a first cable positioning chamber is defined by the middle support and the first set of ribs at the front of the middle support, and a second cable positioning chamber is defined by the middle support and the second set of ribs at the rear of the middle support; and iv) wherein ends of the second portions of the first set of ribs of one column define a first vertical plane, and ends of the second portions of the first set of ribs of the other column define a second vertical plane, the cable supports and the cable retention members of the spools being positioned only between the first and second vertical planes.