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US 11,356,752 B2Granted
Telecommunications panel with grounding wire
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorYi Teh Shih
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Abstract
A telecommunications panel includes a panel frame and a ground wire secured to the panel frame. The ground wire extends longitudinally along the panel frame. The ground wire may be arranged such that modular jacks presses against the ground wire when the modular jacks are received in the panel frame. The ground wire can be made of a tin plated conductive material.
Claims20
A telecommunications panel comprising:
- a panel frame having a front panel portion and opposite side panel portions, the front panel portion extending between the opposite side panel portions and configured to receive a plurality of modular jacks therethrough, the panel frame including a plurality of tabs defining a channel;
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- a ground wire secured to the panel frame by the plurality of tabs and extending longitudinally along the panel frame within the channel, the ground wire arranged such that the plurality of modular jacks presses against the ground wire when the plurality of modular jacks are received through the front panel portion of the panel frame.
A telecommunications panel comprising:
- a panel frame including a front panel portion having a front face and an opposite rear face;
- a top panel portion extending from the rear face of the front panel portion;
- a bottom panel portion extending from the rear face of the front panel portion and arranged to be parallel with the top panel portion;
- and opposite side panel portions extending from the rear face of the front panel portion, the front panel portion longitudinally extending between the opposite side panel portions and having a plurality of receptacle module openings, the panel frame including a plurality of tabs defining a channel;
- a plurality of receptacle modules at least partially received in the plurality of receptacle module openings and secured to the panel frame between the top panel portion and the bottom panel portion, each of the plurality of receptacle modules including a plurality of jack receptacle openings configured to receive a plurality of modular jacks therethrough;
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- a ground wire routed longitudinally along the panel frame within the channel and being secured within the channel by the plurality of tabs, the ground wire having a rounded cross section and arranged such that the plurality of modular jacks presses against the ground wire when the plurality of modular jacks are received through the plurality of jack receptacle openings of the plurality of receptacle modules.
4 more elements
A method for engaging a modular jack with a telecommunications panel, the method comprising:
- arranging a ground wire to a panel frame of the telecommunications panel to extend longitudinally along the panel frame within a channel defined by a plurality of tabs provided on the panel frame, wherein the plurality of tabs secure the ground wire within the channel;
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- securing a modular jack to the panel frame by directly pressing against the ground wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.