Telecommunications panel and drawer arrangement
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsDennis Krampotich, Ryan Kostecka
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Abstract
A cable management and termination arrangement constructed for use in both a sliding drawer application and a hinged panel application. The cable management and termination arrangement including a sliding drawer and first and second hinged access panels. In a sliding drawer application, the arrangement is horizontally mounted; the drawer slides between an open position and a closed position to provide access to the interior. In a hinged panel application, the arrangement is vertically mounted; the first and second hinged access panels pivot between open and closed positions to provide access to the interior.
Claims18
A cable termination arrangement, comprising:
- a) a chassis defining a cable entry opening and a cable exit opening, the chassis including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a top wall;
- b) a drawer that slides out from the first side of the chassis between an open position and a closed position, the drawer defining a drawer interior;
- c) cable terminations mounted to the drawer;
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- d) a first hinged panel mounted to the drawer and a second hinged panel mounted to the second side of the chassis and on an opposite side of the first hinged panel, wherein the first hinged panel and the second hinged panel are configured together to form the top wall of the chassis;
- e) wherein the arrangement is constructed to mount in a generally horizontal orientation, access to the cable terminations being provided by sliding the drawer to an open position and pivoting only the first hinged panel to an open position;
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- f) wherein the arrangement is constructed to mount in a generally vertical orientation, access to the cable terminations being provided by pivoting both the first and second hinged panels to open positions.
A method of assembling a cable termination arrangement, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a chassis and a drawer that slides relative to the chassis between an open position and a closed position, the chassis including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a top wall, and the drawer defining a mounting location for cable terminations;
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- b) mounting a first hinged panel to the drawer, and mounting a second hinged panel to the second side of the chassis and on an opposite side of the first hinged panel, the first hinged panel and the second hinged panel are configured together to form the top wall of the chassis;
- c) wherein the arrangement is constructed to mount in a generally horizontal orientation, access to the drawer interior being provided by sliding the drawer out from the first side of the chassis to an open position and pivoting only the first hinged panel to an open position;
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- f) wherein the arrangement is constructed to mount in a generally vertical orientation, access to the drawer interior being provided by pivoting both the first and second hinged panels to open positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.