Cable management arm basket clip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11248723-B2
Application number	US-201916654420-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2019
Priority date	Oct 16, 2019
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

A cable management arm basket clip, comprising: a latch to secure the cable management arm basket clip to a cable management arm basket; a connection to pivotally connect the cable management arm basket clip to the cable management arm basket; and guards disposed on both sides of the cable management arm basket clip to allow for passage of cables and to protect cables.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable management arm that is transitionable between a retracted state and an extended state, comprising:
a first cable management arm to connect to a first connector of a first rail kit of a computing device and a second cable management arm to connect to a second connector of the first rail kit of the computing device, the first cable management arm including a cable management arm extension, the cable management arm extension including a plate that is transitionable between a first position spaced apart by a first distance from the first cable management arm and a second position spaced apart by a second distance from the first cable management arm, the first distance different from the second distance, the plate being substantially parallel to the first cable management arm in both the first position and the second position;
a cable management arm connector to pivotally attached to each of the first cable management arm and the second cable management arm; and
cable management arm baskets connected to the first cable management arm, the second cable management arm, and the cable management arm connector,
wherein the cable management arm basket connected to the cable management arm connector includes a cable management arm basket clip.

2. The cable management arm of claim 1 , wherein the cable management arm basket clip comprises:
a latch to secure the cable management arm basket clip to the cable management arm basket of the cable management arm connector; and
a connection to pivotally connect the cable management airn basket clip to the cable management arm basket of the cable management arm connector.

3. The cable management arm of claim 2 , wherein the cable management arm basket clip includes a first guard located at one end of the cable management arm basket clip and a second guard located at the other end of the cable management arm basket clip.

4. The cable management arm of claim 3 , wherein the first guard is angled towards a first direction away from a first side of the latch and the second guard is angled in a second direction away from a second side of the latch.

5. The cable management arm of claim 4 , wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

6. The cable management arm of claim 3 , wherein the cable management arm basket clip is movable between a first position and a second position.

7. The cable management arm of claim 6 , wherein the cable management arm basket clip is lifted up in the first position.

8. The cable management arm of claim 7 , wherein the cable management arm basket clip is secured to the cable management arm basket in the second position.

9. The cable management arm of claim 3 , wherein the cable management arm basket clip is removably connected to the cable management arm basket.

10. A method, comprising:
providing the cable management arm of claim 3 ;
providing a computing device;
inserting the computing device into a rack;
attaching the first cable management arm to the first connector of the first rail kit of the computing device;
attaching the second cable management arm to the second connector of the first rail kit of the computing device; and
passing cables through the cable management arm baskets.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
lifting the cable management arm basket clip up; and
passing the cables through the cable management arm basket connected to the cable management arm connector.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the cable management arm basket clip is removably connected to the cable management arm basket.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Tower Daniel W
• Bold Kevin
• Conn Kevin

Classifications

• H05K7/1491 Primary

  having cable management arrangements (management of optical cables G02B6/444; in telecommunication cabinets H04Q1/06) · CPC title

• F16L3/1226 Primary

  elongated supports, e.g. to support a curved pipe · CPC title