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US 7,627,221 B2Granted
Mounting system for telecommunications panels
OwnerStephen James Morrisinventor
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Abstract
A mounting arrangement for a telecommunications system, the system including a panel and a frame. The mounting arrangement providing a tool-less connection between the panel and the frame for ease of assembly and installation. In one embodiment, the mounting arrangement including flexible retaining clips provided on the panel, and guides formed on the frame. The flexible retaining clip and guides defining a snap-fit connection that is secure and easy to use.
Claims16
A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a) a telecommunications frame including guides that define a plurality of panel-mounting locations;
- b) a telecommunications panel sized for receipt in a selected one of the panel-mounting locations of the telecommunications frame, the panel including a chassis having opposite sides and a removable cover that encloses the interior of the panel, the cover including flexible retaining members that engage slots formed in the opposite sides of the chassis to secure the cover to the chassis;
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- c) a mounting arrangement including the guides of the telecommunications frame, the guides receiving the flexible retaining members of the telecommunications panel to provide a snap-fit connection between the telecommunications panel and the telecommunications frame.
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A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a) a telecommunications frame defining a plurality of panel-mounting locations;
- b) a telecommunications panel sized for receipt in a selected one of the panel-mounting locations of the telecommunications frame;
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- c) a mounting arrangement including:
- i) guides provided on the frame, the guides defining slots;
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- ii) flexible arms provided on the panel;
- d) wherein the mounting arrangement provides a snap-fit connection between the telecommunications panel and the telecommunications frame when the flexible arms of the telecommunications panel are received within the guides of the telecommunications frame;
- e) wherein the flexible arms of the telecommunications panel are further constructed to flex inward toward one another so as to permit mounting of the telecommunications panel within a different frame without guides provided thereon;
- f) wherein the slots of the guides are sized to receive cage nuts that permit fastener-mounting of a different panel without flexible arms provided thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.