Patent ID: 7335053

Claim:
A cable management system comprising an electronics module; a plurality of drive modules and a cable cartridge for each drive module; each cable cartridge including a housing defining an interior compartment and a cable opening configured to allow a cable to pass from the interior compartment through said cable opening; said cable cartridge further including a cable spool rotatably mounted in the interior compartment of the housing and having an electrical slip ring; an electrically conductive lead wire having a first end and an opposite second end, said first end being mechanically attached to said spool and electrically connected to said slip ring, said lead wire being adapted for transmitting electrical signals; and a stationary electrical contact in electrical communication with said slip ring; and each drive module including means for electrically coupling said stationary electrical contact to said electronics module; means for releasably engaging a cable cartridge; means for controllably rotating said cable spool; and means for communicating output signals from said electronics module to output signal cables.