Claims
- 1. A cable organizer including:a mounting mechanism configured to removably mount the cable organizer on a structure; a compartment for retaining at least one cable from a device which is mountable on the structure; and a pair of arms located on a front portion of the compartment for use in retaining the cable within the compartment.
- 2. The cable organizer of claim 1, wherein the compartment is adapted for retaining the cable in a vertical direction relative to an orientation of the structure.
- 3. The cable organizer of claim 1, wherein the compartment is adapted for retaining the cable in a horizontal direction relative to an orientation of the structure.
- 4. The cable organizer of claim 1, including:a cable separator within the compartment.
- 5. The cable organizer of claim 4, wherein the cable separator is adjustable within the compartment to create compartments of varying size.
- 6. The cable organizer of claim 1, wherein the compartment is adapted for retaining a cable routed at least in part in a substantially vertical direction relative to the orientation of the structure and further including a second compartment adapted for retaining a second cable routed at least in part in a substantially horizontal direction relative to the orientation of the structure.
- 7. A cable organizer including:a mounting mechanism configured to mount the cable organizer on a structure; at least one compartment for retaining at least one cable; and a set of arms defining at least a portion of the compartment, the set of arms crossing one in front of the other and having a space there between to allow for the cable to be manually guided through the set of arms into the compartment, wherein the cable is retained within the compartment by the crossed arms.
- 8. A structure comprising:a rack having a receiving portion; and a cable organizer having: a mounting mechanism for mounting the cable organizer to the receiving portion of the rack; and a means for retaining a cable in substantially fixed relation to the rack; wherein the cable organizer includes a compartment having a cable separator within the compartment, wherein the cable separator is adjustable within the compartment to create compartments of varying size.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/408,148, filed Sep. 29, 1999.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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