Supports: cabinet structure – Constrained – interconnected components – Horizontally movable
Patent
1984-12-31
1986-09-30
Lyddane, William E.
Supports: cabinet structure
Constrained, interconnected components
Horizontally movable
174 69, 174DIG9, 361391, A47B 8100, H01B 706, H05K 716
Patent
active
046143831
ABSTRACT:
A cable carrier/retractor for supporting, protecting and guiding a cable to an equipment drawer in a cabinet including a framework while at the same time allowing for addition or removal of cables without any disassembly of the mechanism. The carrier supports a cable from an entry position adjacent to the framework of the drawer to an exit position adjacent to the back panel of the drawer. The carrier generally comprises a first having an entry end for supporting a cable from the entry position to an intermediate position, and a second channel for supporting the cable from an intermediate position to the exit position, a hinged mount connecting the first channel to the frame, and an intermediate hinge for connecting the channels. In a preferred embodiment, a retaining hinge connected to a drawer-mounted slide member or the drawer back panel holds the exit end of the second channel in a position adjacent to the back panel. The channels are vertically offset relative to one another on the intermediate hinge such that the channels may attain in a fully retractable position a substantially top-to-bottom relationship in a plane perpendicular to the direction of drawer travel. The intermediate hinge is under center whereby a rearward force on the exit end decreases the angle between the channels moving them to the retracted position.
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Polley Bradford L.
Priester Gary P.
Anderson Gerald A.
General Dynamics Electronics Division
Lyddane William E.
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