Slide arrangement for cable drawer
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorKathleen M. Barnes
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Abstract
A drawer slide having first and second outer rails interconnected to center rails; each of the center rails interconnected to a hub rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a cable management panel having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer slide can be mounted to the drawer to provide extended sliding movement from a closed position to an open position in only a first direction. The drawer slide can also be mounted to the drawer to provide sliding movement from a closed position to an open position in both of either a first direction and a second opposite direction.
Claims35
A cable management module, comprising:
- a) a drawer and a chassis;
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- b) a drawer slide interconnected to each of the drawer and the chassis, the drawer slide being configured to provide sliding movement of the drawer relative to the chassis;
- c) wherein the drawer slide provides operable sliding movement when mounted to each of the drawer and the chassis in a first mounting configuration and also provides operable sliding movement when mounted to each of the drawer and the chassis in a second mounting configuration, when the drawer slide is mounted in the first mounting configuration, the drawer opens from a closed drawer position in only a first direction, when the drawer slide is mounted in the second mounting configuration, the draw opens from the closed drawer position in both a first direction and a second opposite direction.
A method of assembling a cable management module having a drawer and a chassis, the method of assembling comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a drawer slide that accommodates sliding movement of the drawer relative to the chassis, the drawer slide including at least five rail members interconnected to one another;
- b) selectively mounting a first one of the five rail members to the chassis, including:
- i) mounting a middle hub rail to the chassis if only forward drawer opening movement is desired;
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- ii) mounting an outer rail to the chassis if both forward and rearward drawer opening movement is desired;
- c) mounting a second one of the five rail members to the drawer;
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- d) sliding the drawer relative to the chassis from a closed position to an open forward position in a first sliding direction.
A drawer slide that mounts to each of a drawer and a chassis to provide sliding movement of the drawer relative to the chassis, the drawer slide comprising:
- a) two center rails, each of the center rails including longitudinal grooves extending from a first end of the center rail to a second end of the center rail;
- b) a hub rail having interlocking constructions that slidably engage with one of the longitudinal grooves of each of the two center rails;
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- c) first and second outer rails having interlocking constructions that slidably engage with another of the longitudinal grooves of each of the two center rail;
- d) wherein the drawer slide is constructed to mount to the drawer and chassis in a first configuration that allows a user to open the drawer in only a first direction, and wherein the drawer slide is also constructed to mount to the drawer and chassis in a second configuration that allows a user to open the drawer in both the first direction and a second opposite direction.
A drawer slide that mounts to each of a drawer and a chassis to provide sliding movement of the drawer relative to the chassis, the drawer slide comprising:
- a) five rail members that interlock with one another, the five rail members including:
- i) a hub rail;
- ii) first and second center rails, each of the first and second center rails being interlocked with the hub rail;
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- iii) first and second outer rails, the first outer rail being interlocked with the first center rail, and the second outer rail being interlocked with the second center rail;
- b) wherein each of the five rail members slide relative to one another;
- c) wherein the drawer slide is capable of mounting in a first configuration that allows a user to open the drawer an expanded distance in only a first direction, and wherein the drawer slide is also capable of mounting in a second configuration that allows a user to open the drawer a non-expanded distance in both the first direction and a second opposite direction.
A cable management module, comprising:
- a) a chassis;
- b) a drawer positionable within the chassis;
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- c) a drawer slide having a retracted length;
- the drawer slide being interconnected to each of the drawer and the chassis to provide sliding movement of the drawer relative to the chassis;
- d) wherein the drawer slide is constructed to mount to the drawer and chassis in a first mounting configuration and is also constructed to mount to the drawer and chassis in a second mounting configuration, when the drawer slide is mounted in the first mounting configuration, the drawer travels outward from the chassis a distance of approximately 2-times the retracted length of the drawer slide in only a first direction, when the drawer slide is mounted in the second mounting configuration, the drawer travels outward from the chassis in both the first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction.
A cable management module, comprising:
- a) a chassis;
- b) a drawer positionable within the chassis;
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- c) a drawer slide interconnected to each of the drawer and the chassis, the drawer slide being configured to provide opening sliding movement of the drawer relative to the chassis in only a first direction when mounted in a first mounting configuration, the drawer slide also being configured to provide opening sliding movement of the drawer relative to the chassis in both a first direction and a second opposite direction when mounted in a second mounting configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.