Cable pass-through panel for electronic equipment enclosure
AssigneeChatsworth Products, Inc.
InventorsJose Arturo GARZA, JR., Richard Evans LEWIS, II
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Abstract
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure and at least one panel secured to the frame structure. The at least one panel includes one or more panel knockouts arranged therein. Each panel knockout is configured to be removable from the at least one panel to provide a pass-through opening for a cable. The at least one panel further includes a split brush assembly seated in place of a removed one of the one or more panel knockouts.
Claims18
A panel for an electronic equipment enclosure comprising:
- a generally planar sheet composed of a metal-based material;
- and
- one or more laser-cut panel knockouts arranged in the generally planar sheet, each laser-cut panel knockout being connected to the generally planar sheet at one or more attachment points;
- wherein the generally planar sheet is adapted to be fit atop an electronic equipment enclosure that defines an interior;
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- wherein removal of a selected one of the one or more laser-cut panel knockouts, by severing a connection between the selected one of the one or more laser-cut panel knockouts and the generally planar sheet at the one or more attachment points, provides an access opening through the generally planar sheet to the interior of the electronic equipment enclosure.
A panel for an electronic equipment enclosure comprising:
- a generally planar sheet composed of a metal-based material;
- one or more laser-cut panel knockouts arranged in the generally planar sheet, each laser-cut panel knockout being connected to the generally planar sheet at one or more first attachment points;
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- one or more laser-cut panel sub-knockouts arranged in at least one of the one or more laser-cut panel knockouts, each laser-cut panel sub-knockout being connected to the at least one of the one or more laser-cut panel knockouts at one or more second attachment points;
- wherein the generally planar sheet is adapted to be fit atop an electronic equipment enclosure that defines an interior;
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- wherein removal of a selected one of the one or more laser-cut panel sub-knockouts from a selected one of the one or more laser-cut panel knockouts, by severing a connection between the selected one of the one or more laser-cut panel sub-knockouts and the selected one of the one or more laser-cut panel knockouts at the one or more second attachment points, provides an access opening through the generally planar sheet to the interior of the electronic equipment enclosure.
A panel for an electronic equipment enclosure comprising:
- a generally planar sheet composed of a metal-based material, the generally planar sheet including an interior edge that defines an opening, the interior edge including at least one notch disposed therealong;
- a first panel knockout arranged in the generally planar sheet and configured to be removable therefrom;
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- a split brush assembly seated in the opening for snugly accommodating a cable passing through the opening, the split brush assembly including at least one snap pin;
- wherein the opening is formed by removal of a second panel knockout;
- wherein a shape of the interior edge, including the at least one notch, corresponds to a shape of the second panel knockout;
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- wherein the at least one snap pin is snap-fitted into the at least one notch of the interior edge to fasten the split brush assembly to the generally planar sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.