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US 7,715,681 B2Granted
Rear latch arrangement for sliding drawer
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsDennis Krampotich, Ryan Kostecka
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Abstract
A cable management panel including a chassis, a drawer, and a rear latch arrangement. The rear latch arrangement including a latch having a free tab end. The free tab end engaging the front edge of a top wall of the chassis to prevent inadvertent closing movement of the drawer relative to the chassis.
Claims20
A cable management panel, comprising:
- a) a chassis having a top wall that extends between opposite side walls;
- b) a drawer mounted to the chassis, the drawer being configured to slide between an open position and a closed position relative to the chassis, the drawer having a front, a rear, and opposite sides;
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- c) a locking arrangement that prevents inadvertent closing movement of the drawer relative to the chassis, the locking arrangement including a rear latch located at one of the sides of the drawer, the rear latch having a free tab end that engages a front edge of the top wall of the chassis when the drawer reaches the open position.
1 more element
A method of locking and unlocking a cable management panel, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a drawer mounted to a chassis, the drawer including a locking arrangement that prevents inadvertent closing movement of the drawer;
- b) sliding the drawer from a closed position toward an open position relative to the chassis;
- c) locking the drawer in the open position wherein a rear latch of the locking arrangement engages a front edge of a top wall of the chassis to prevent the inadvertent closing movement of the drawer;
- d) accessing an interior region of the drawer;
- e) flexing a free tab end of the rear latch under the top wall of the chassis;
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- f) sliding the drawer from the open position to the closed position.
4 more elements
A method of assembling a cable management panel, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a drawer slidably mounted to a chassis;
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- b) selectively mounting a locking arrangement at one of a first side and a second side of the drawer, including positioning a free tab end of a rear latch relative to a front edge of a top wall of the chassis such that the free tab end engages the front edge to prevent inadvertent closing movement of the drawer during use of the cable management panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.