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Another object of the present invention is to provide a wire management system wherein outlets for electrical power and communications cables can be incorporated into the apparatus in the form of a self contained removable modules. This makes it possible to obtain electrical certification for the modules themselves regardless of the desktop application in which the modules are employed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A desktop wire management apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises an elongated wire storage compartment removably mountable on the underside of the desktop. The wire storage compartment is generally rectangular in shape and has an open top that is adapted to communicate with an opening in the desktop. Front and rear walls extend downwardly from the desktop and a bottom encloses lower ends of the walls. The front wall has an access opening therein, and an openable front cover is mounted over the opening. The front cover is openable in a forward direction toward the front of the desktop. The rear panel of the compartment includes a wiring module opening therein positioned above the bottom of the compartment.
Referring to the drawings, wire management apparatus 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises two separate elements which may be used together or separately. One of the elements is a desktop wire access cover mechanism 12 which fits in a rectangular opening 20 in a desktop 14. The other element is a wire storage compartment 16 that is mounted underneath the desktop, desirably underneath the wire access cover when the two elements are used together.
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