Panduit Corporation

Kevin M Zumbek

Jason O'Young

Joshua A Valenti

Robert L Fritz

Nathan A Gleghorn

A cable manager connected to a network rack that routes cables in and around the network rack. The cable manager includes a body with plurality of fingers extending from the body. The distal end of at least one finger includes a hinge pin holder. The cable manager also includes a door hingedly attached to the fingers extending from the body. The door has a front, a back, edges, and at least one hinge pin receptacle positioned along the edges of the door. The hinge pin receptacle houses a magnet to enable the door to attach to the hinge pin holder of the at least one finger to hold the door in a closed position.

Cable manager with a hinged door

A horizontal cable manager that includes a body with a back and a plurality of fingers extending from the back of the body. The distal end of at least one finger includes a hinge pin holder. The horizontal cable manager also includes a door hingedly attached to the fingers extending from the body. The door has a front, a back, a top edge, a bottom edge, and at least one hinge pin receptacle positioned along the top edge or the bottom edge of the door. The hinge pin receptacle houses a magnet to enable the door to attach to the hinge pin holder of the at least one finger to hold the door in a closed position.

Horizontal cable manager with a hinged door

A vertical column assembly including an intermediate distribution frame enclosure with an internal structure. The vertical column assembly also includes side panels, door assemblies, and a top cover assembly. The internal structure is hidden by the side panels, the door assemblies, and the top cover assembly. The vertical column assembly encases the network equipment installed within the internal structure.

Faux column intermediate distribution frame enclosure

A vertical cable manager includes a base frame and a door. The base frame has upper and lower support legs and upper and lower crossbars between the support legs. The door has retractable hinge pins at corners of the door. The crossbars have hinge rod receptacles to receive respective hinge pins and elastic latch members having a flexible arm and a catch portion. The catch portions secure the hinge pins in the hinge rod receptacles with the door closed and are deflectable through elastic deformation of the flexible arm to allow travel of the hinge pins through the hinge rod receptacles and past the catch portions when the door is moved from an open to a closed position.

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Kevin M Zumbek