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US 7,570,861 B2Granted
Adapter panel with lateral sliding adapter arrays
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsMark Smrha, Hutch Coburn, Chad J. Sjodin
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Abstract
An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining rearward cable connections and forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. Openings permitting access to the rearward and forward cable connections of the adapters are provided. The chassis further including a removable rear chassis portion to provide access to cable routing areas within the chassis interior.
Claims18
A chassis arrangement, comprising:
- a) a chassis housing having an interior, the chassis housing including a removable rear chassis portion, the removable rear chassis portion including:
- i) a first part that partially defines a top chassis wall;
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- ii) a second part that defines a rear chassis wall;
- b) wherein the first part of the rear chassis portion provides an exposed opening in the top chassis wall when the rear chassis portion is removed, access to cable routing areas located within the interior of the chassis housing being provided through the exposed opening in the top chassis wall.
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A chassis arrangement, comprising:
- a) a chassis housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and opposing side walls;
- b) a drawer that slides relative to the chassis;
- c) a panel mounted to the drawer, the panel including a plurality of adapters;
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- d) a bottom access opening formed in the drawer, the bottom access opening being located to provide access to front connections of the adapters of the panel;
- e) wherein during operative use, the bottom access opening provides access to the front connections of the adapters by increasing finger space between the panel and the drawer.
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A chassis arrangement, comprising:
- a) a chassis housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and opposing side walls;
- b) a drawer that slides relative to the chassis;
- c) a panel mounted to the drawer, the panel including a plurality of adapters;
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- d) a bottom access opening formed in the drawer, the bottom access opening being located to provide access to front connections of the adapters of the panel;
- e) wherein the bottom access opening is elongated, the elongated bottom access opening extending a length that spans a substantial majority of the distance of which the adapters of the panel span.
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A chassis arrangement, comprising:
- a) a chassis housing having an interior, the chassis housing including a removable rear chassis portion, the removable rear chassis portion including:
- i)a first part that partially defines a top chassis wall;
- ii)a second part that defines a rear chassis wall;
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- iii) latches that detachably secure the rear chassis portion to a remainder of the chassis housing;
- b) wherein removal of the rear chassis portion exposes cable routing areas provided within the interior of the chassis housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.