US 7,485,803 B2
Network cabinet
Samuel J. Adducci, Palos Heights, Ill. (US); Christopher A. Dybek, Wyanet, Ill. (US); Bruce R. Appino, Wood Dale, Ill. (US); Max W. Hibner, Chicago, Ill. (US); and Michael J. McGrath, New Lenox, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, Ill. (US)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/876,017.
Application 11/876017 is a division of application No. 11/467956, filed on Aug. 29, 2006.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/781923, filed on Mar. 13, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2008/0036339 A1, Feb. 14, 2008
Int. Cl. H02G 3/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 174—50  [174/59; 174/62; 174/54; 174/17 A; 312/265.1; 312/265.2; 312/223.1; 361/796; 361/600] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network cabinet, comprising:
a base member including a plurality of side to side base beams and a plurality of front to back base beams defining an opening, the side to side base beams positioned between and perpendicular to the front to back base beams; and a pair of vertical frame rail members connected to the base member and positioned spaced apart, along at least portions of a length of the vertical frame rail members, from at least two adjacent sidewalls and a corner of the cabinet formed by the two adjacent sidewalls, wherein each sidewall comprises one of a panel and a door, the vertical frame rail members and one of the sidewalls defining a cable management pathway: wherein at least a portion of the cable management pathway is vertically aligned with at least a portion of the opening and is outside of the front to back base beams.