Patent ID: 6856505

Claim:
A cable management arm for securing a cable between a moveable portion or a drawer and a stationary portion of a server system rack, comprising: a single member having a main body portion which defines a longitudinal axis; a plurality of oppositely disposed grooves formed into opposite sides of said main body portion, said grooves extending transverse to said longitudinal axis and aligned on said opposite sides of said main body portion to define a plurality of hinge regions; said hinge regions being spaced apart along said longitudinal axis to define at least two linkages of said single member, adjacent ones of said linkages being pivotally connected by at least a respective one of said hinge regions, and said plurality of linkages together having first and second ends, wherein said first end is fastened to the stationary portion of the server system rack at a first fixed position relative to the rack and said second end is fastened to the moveable portion of the drawer at a second fixed position relative to the moveable portion of the drawer; said linkages together extending from said first fixed position to second fixed position as the moveable portion of the drawer is moved relative to the rack; and cable retention tabs integrally formed with said single member, said cable retention tabs having first portions and second portions, said first portions extending from said main body portion of said single member and said second portions extending across said main body portion of said single member, spaced apart from said main body portion, for securing the cable to said single member.