Back plate for network connection box
AssigneeHolocom, Inc.
InventorCraig McCarthy
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Abstract
A back plate device is formed by a generally rectangular frame having an open front face a back plate which is recessed inwardly from the open front face, and at least one wall extending forward from the back plate to the open front face, the wall extending around at least part of the frame periphery. The back plate has a cable access opening and a ledge surrounding the opening against which a face plate can be seated. The outer dimensions of the frame are less than the inner dimensions of a network connection box in which it is to be mounted, and the back plate is spaced from a rear wall of the box when installed to define a concealed cable management area behind the frame.
Claims38
A back plate device for mounting a face plate in a network connection box, comprising:
- a generally rectangular frame having an open front face and four sides, a back plate which is recessed inwardly from the open front face, at least one of the sides comprising a first wall portion extending from the back plate to the open front;
- the back plate having a front face, a rear face, and a cable access opening, and the front face of the back plate which surrounds the cable access opening defining a ledge against which a face plate can be seated;
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- the frame having outer dimensions less than dimensions of a network connection box in which it is to be installed, whereby the back plate is spaced from a rear wall of the box when installed to define a concealed cable management area behind the back plate where cables are secured to the face plate through the cable access opening.
A network connection box, comprising:
- a housing having a back wall, opposite side walls, a first end wall, a second end wall, and a front wall having an access opening, the walls surrounding an interior space in said housing;
- a door hinged to the front wall for movement between a closed position covering the access opening and an open position allowing access to the interior space;
- a back plate device secured in the housing, the back plate device comprising a generally rectangular frame which at least substantially fills the access opening into the interior space, the frame having an open front face and a back plate recessed inwardly from the front face and the access opening and spaced from the back wall of the housing to define a cable management area between the back plate and the back wall;
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- the back plate having a front face, a rear face, and an opening, and defining a ledge surrounding the opening against which a face plate can be seated to extend across the opening for connection to cables in the cable management area.
A back plate system for mounting face plates in network connection boxes of different types of networks, comprising:
- a plurality of back plate devices, each comprising:
- a generally rectangular frame of outer dimensions less than the dimensions of a network connection box in which it is to be installed, the frame having four sides, an open front face and a back plate which is recessed inwardly from the open front face, the back plate having a front face and a rear face;
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- the back plate having a cable access opening, and defining a ledge surrounding the cable access opening against which a face plate can be seated;
- each of said frames being of a predetermined color on at least a portion of a surface of the frame which is exposed when the frame is installed in the box;
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- the frames having different predetermined colors matching a series of different network color codes, including color codes for secure and non-secure networks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.