Cisco Systems, Inc.
Minimal touch post for multi-layer cable routing

Abstract:

An apparatus includes a tray, a shaft connected to the tray, a bracket that secures the tray to a networking device such that the tray is distanced from a surface of the networking device, and a support post coupled to the tray via the shaft, the support post including: a rotating pin having a cylindrical passage through which the shaft passes, the rotating pin being coupled to the support post to allow the support post to rotate about the rotating pin and about the shaft, and a locking pin having a latch that is configured to engage with a corresponding opening on the tray to secure the support post to the tray.