Under-Desk Cable Organizer With Hooks for Slack and Tangle Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The proliferation of computers and electronic devices in office environments leads to significant cable clutter, with cables often lying on the floor, causing entanglement, damage, and safety hazards due to lack of effective organization solutions.
Innovation Solution
A cable organizing device that mounts under a desk, featuring loop hooks and a wire mesh tray area, allowing cables to be easily wrapped and secured, thus keeping them off the floor and managing slack, with a convenient mounting system for easy installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If cables are left laying on the floor under the desk, then cable management is simple and requires no additional device, but cables become entangled, damaged, and present safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The cable organizing device serves as an intermediary structure mounted under the desk, providing hooks and a tray that actively manage and elevate cables, preventing them from lying on the floor where they can become entangled or damaged
Solution Approach 2:
The device transitions cables from a horizontal layout on the floor to a vertical/elevated arrangement using hooks and a tray structure, utilizing the vertical space under the desk to organize cables in three-dimensional space
2Adaptability or versatility
If a cable organizing device with multiple hooks and tray is used, then cables are effectively organized and protected, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device combines multiple functional elements—hooks for hanging cables and a tray for coiling excess cable length—into a single integrated unit, providing versatile cable management without requiring multiple separate components
Solution Approach 2:
The cable organizing device performs multiple functions: hooks accommodate various cable types and connection points, while the tray area provides flexible space for coiling and managing slack, making the device adaptable to diverse cable management needs
3Reliability
If cables are wrapped around the organizing device, then cables are kept off the floor and organized, but installation and setup time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is pre-mounted to the underside of the desk before cable installation, with hooks and tray positioned in advance, allowing cables to be simply routed through and around the pre-positioned structure without complex installation procedures
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AI summary
A cable organizing device which mounts to an underside of a desk or to a wall, such that cables from computers and other equipment can be quickly and easily wrapped around the device, thus taking up the slack in each of the cables and keeping them off of the floor. The cable organizing device includes a plurality of loop hooks on each side, spaced apart such that individual cables can be wrapped around and between the loop hooks in a variety of ways. The device is designed to be easy and inexpensive to manufacture, yet sturdy and versatile in use. The cable organizing device can handle any type of wire or cable material, and the cables can be connected at both ends before being wrapped onto the cable organizing device. A mounting aid is included with the cable organizing device, thus making it easy for a person to install.