Patents Assigned to Chatsworth Products, Inc.
  • Cable management accessories
    Patent number: 8273989
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Garza, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit
  • Cable management accessories
    Patent number: 8263867
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a pair of side members, one or more midsection members connected between the pair of side members, and a lashing bar assembly connected to the one or more midsection members. The lashing bar assembly includes a base and a lashing bar mountable relative to the base, thereby forming at least one loop for cable management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Garza, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit
  • Cable radius anchor for wire mesh basket tray
    Patent number: 8263863
    Abstract: A cable radius anchor for providing cable transition to and from a wire mesh basket tray includes a mounting portion and a drop portion. The mounting portion has an undercut tab at an outer edge thereof for adjoining placement relative to a first wire of the wire mesh basket tray, and the drop portion extends from the mounting portion and is configured to curve away from the mounting portion. The drop portion includes drop ears at each side thereof for adjoining placement relative to at least one additional wire of the wire mesh basket tray that is transverse to the first wire. The drop portion has a width greater than a width of the mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua James Young
  • Selectively routing air within an electronic equipment enclosure
    Patent number: 8257155
    Abstract: A method of cooling electronic equipment mounted in an enclosure includes routing air from beneath the enclosure to an upper portion of the enclosure, selectively routing air to electronic equipment mounted in the upper portion of the enclosure, and exhausting heated air from the electronic equipment to an enclosure outlet. In addition, preventing recirculation includes installing and arranging an internal air duct within an enclosure in such a manner that recirculation is prevented, and balancing air temperature around an enclosure includes using an internal air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Evans Lewis, II
  • Cable management accessories
    Patent number: 8138419
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Garza, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, James I. Lawrence, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit, Hillman Lee Bailey, Lawrence Randolph Gravell
  • Ducted exhaust equipment enclosure
    Patent number: 8107238
    Abstract: An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels defining a compartment in which one or more electronic components are mounted and an exhaust air duct that is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure. The exhaust duct includes a lower duct section extending upward from the top panel of the compartment and an upper duct section telescoping upward from an upper end of the lower duct section. Each duct section includes four panels connected together by hinged corner fittings such that the section is collapsible. The upper duct section includes an outwardly flared portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William Krietzman, Richard Evans Lewis, II, Dennis W. Vanlith
  • Method and apparatus for high-density power distribution unit with integrated cable management
    Patent number: 8053672
    Abstract: A cable management unit having a base section and a top section, the base section and the top section defining a space therebetween, a plurality of distribution walls coupled between the base section and the top section and having a front surface facing the space and a back surface facing away from the space, an electronic device disposed within the space, and a plurality of ports disposed on the back surface of the contiguous section of the plurality of distribution walls and each having a port surface extending beyond the back surface of the contiguous section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Behrens, Tho Tu, David Wang
  • Ducted exhaust equipment enclosure
    Patent number: 8040673
    Abstract: An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels defining a compartment in which one or more electronic components are mounted and an exhaust air duct that is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure. The exhaust duct includes a lower duct section extending upward from the top panel of the compartment and an upper duct section telescoping upward from an upper end of the lower duct section. Each duct section includes four panels connected together by hinged corner fittings such that the section is collapsible. The upper duct section includes an outwardly flared portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventor: William Krietzman
  • Indexing hinge
    Patent number: 8024839
    Abstract: An indexing hinge comprises a two arm hinge half and an axle hinge half. The two arm hinge half includes two hinge arms, a projecting indexing element disposed therebetween and a first mounting element. The axle hinge half includes two axles, each extending from a toothed indexing element, and a second mounting element. When the axle hinge half is connected to the two arm hinge half by interconnecting each axle with a respective hinge arm, the projecting indexing element abuts the toothed indexing element in such a way as to prevent rotation unless an additional rotational torque is applied. An electronic equipment enclosure installation comprises an electronic equipment enclosure and an indexing hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Evans Lewis, II
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ORGANIZING CABLES IN A CABINET
    Publication number: 20110211329
    Abstract: An equipment cabinet (2) includes an equipment rack (3) for mounting equipment (20), and includes organizational elements for organizing cables within the cabinet. The cables may be organized to reduce impeding airflow to or from the equipment, and/or to reduce unwanted bending of the cables themselves. The organizational elements may include one or more of: a trunk cable (40) including a furcation plug (45) and universal clip (47); a furcation bracket—either vertical (60) or horizontal (80); a termination panel (100); a trunk cable manager (140, 200); and/or an accessory bracket (180). The organizational elements may be used in various combinations with one another, and may be provided in a kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: David Lee DEAN, JR., David Brian Donowho, Richard Evans Lewis, II, Karl Theodore Messmer, Alan William Ugolini
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ORGANIZING CABLES IN A CABINET
    Publication number: 20110211328
    Abstract: An equipment cabinet (2) includes an equipment rack (3) for mounting equipment (20), and includes organizational elements for organizing cables within the cabinet. The cables may be organized to reduce impeding airflow to or from the equipment, and/or to reduce unwanted bending of the cables themselves. The organizational elements may include one or more of: a trunk cable (40) including a furcation plug (45) and universal clip (47); a furcation bracket—either vertical (60) or horizontal (80); a termination panel (100); a trunk cable manager (140, 200); and/or an accessory bracket (180). The organizational elements may be used in various combinations with one another, and may be provided in a kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: David Lee DEAN, JR., David Brian Donowho, Richard Evans Lewis, II, Karl Theodore Messmer, Alan William Ugolini
  • Repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly for cable routing
    Patent number: 8003890
    Abstract: A repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly for cable routing includes a mounting bracket and a repositionable spool coupled thereto. The mounting bracket has a primary mounting plate and a shelf, having an opening, that is parallel to but spaced apart from the primary mounting plate. The repositionable spool includes a base having a stub for repositionably coupling with the opening in the shelf, a cylindrical shaft extending from the base, and a gate arm mounted perpendicularly to the cylindrical shaft. The base may be repositioned relative to the mounting structure via the stub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: D. Brian Donowho, Richard E. Lewis, II
  • Cable management accessories
    Patent number: 7999183
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Garza, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, James I. Lawrence, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit, Hillman Lee Bailey, Lawrence Randolph Gravell
  • VERTICAL CABLE MANAGER
    Publication number: 20110180295
    Abstract: A cable manager includes one or more cable manager units. Each cable manager unit includes a pair of side cable guides, each comprised of a plurality of finger-like projections extending forwardly from a support column. At least one of the pair of support columns has a socket arranged at a side thereof. Each cable manager unit further includes a separate midsection member capable of insertion into the socket for interconnecting the pair of side cable guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William KRIETZMAN, Joshua James YOUNG, D. Brian DONOWHO
  • Apparatus and method for organizing cables in a cabinet
    Patent number: 7974105
    Abstract: An equipment cabinet (2) includes an equipment rack (3) for mounting equipment (20), and includes organizational elements for organizing cables within the cabinet. The cables may be organized to reduce impeding airflow to or from the equipment, and/or to reduce unwanted bending of the cables themselves. The organizational elements may include one or more of: a trunk cable (40) including a furcation plug (45) and universal clip (47); a furcation bracket—either vertical (60) or horizontal (80); a termination panel (100); a trunk cable manager (140, 200); and/or an accessory bracket (180). The organizational elements may be used in various combinations with one another, and may be provided in a kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lee Dean, Jr., David Brian Donowho, Richard Evans Lewis, II, Karl Theodore Messmer, Alan William Ugolini
  • Electronic equipment enclosure with side-to-side airflow control system
    Patent number: 7957139
    Abstract: An electronic equipment enclosure system with a side-to-side airflow control system includes an enclosure, having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and two sides, and a side-to-side airflow control system. The airflow control system includes a side wall disposed adjacent one side of the enclosure, and a manifold disposed adjacent the other side of the enclosure. Electronic equipment having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and two sides is disposed between the side wall and the manifold. Cooling air is routed into a first of the two sides of the electronic equipment, and heated exhaust air is routed out of a second side of the two sides of the electronic equipment and into the manifold. The side wall prevents the heated exhaust air from mixing with the cooling air at the first side of the electronic equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Keith Davis, Samuel Rodriguez
  • Air diverter for directing air upwardly in an equipment enclosure
    Patent number: 7952869
    Abstract: An electronic equipment enclosure comprises a frame structure formed from a plurality of support posts and at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels. The panels include at least side, top and back panels defining an enclosure having a top, a bottom and a rear thereof. The top panel includes an opening there through that is rectangular in shape. The equipment enclosure further comprises an exhaust air duct extending upward from the top panel of the enclosure. The exhaust air duct is rectangular in cross-section and is disposed in surrounding relation to, and in fluid communication with, the top panel opening. The exhaust air duct is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the enclosure from cool air entering the enclosure, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Evans Lewis, II, Dennis W. Vanlith, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho
  • Cable guide projection with boss
    Patent number: D640528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William Krietzman, Joshua James Young, D. Brian Donowho
  • Raceway for cable management
    Patent number: D651570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: D. Brian Donowho, William Krietzman, Joshua James Young
  • Raceway for cable management
    Patent number: D653623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua James Young, D. Brian Donowho, William Krietzman