Wall mount chassis
First Claim
1. A wall mount chassis comprising:
- a main housing defining an interior for receipt of telecommunications circuitry, the main housing defining a rear wall, an opposed front wall, and first and second sides extending between the front and rear walls;
means for mounting the rear wall to a vertical wall;
the first side defining connector locations wherein cables outside of the housing connect to telecommunication circuitry within the housing; and
the second side defining connector locations wherein cables outside of the housing connect to telecommunication circuitry within the housing.
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Abstract
A wall mount chassis includes circuitry for telecommunications signals. The chassis includes a rear wall mountable to a vertical wall, and first and second sides. Each side includes a hinged cover. Each cover includes an access window for viewing an opposite side of the cover. On one side of the chassis is positioned signal converter cards for converting between optical and electrical signals. On an opposite side of the chassis are positioned one or more electrical power cards providing an access location for power to the circuitry. A CPU card can also be provided on the same side as the power card. An interior of the chassis includes a back plane positioned between the converter cards and the power and CPU cards wherein the back plane is perpendicular to the converter cards and power and CPU cards. A cable spool is positioned adjacent one of the sides for cable management. Cable clips are provided for securably retaining one or more cables adjacent each of the first and second sides.
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1. A wall mount chassis comprising:
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a main housing defining an interior for receipt of telecommunications circuitry, the main housing defining a rear wall, an opposed front wall, and first and second sides extending between the front and rear walls;
means for mounting the rear wall to a vertical wall;
the first side defining connector locations wherein cables outside of the housing connect to telecommunication circuitry within the housing; and
the second side defining connector locations wherein cables outside of the housing connect to telecommunication circuitry within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of managing telecommunications cables comprising the steps of:
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providing a chassis mounted to a wall and having left and right sides;
providing signal converter circuitry within the chassis;
extending an electrical signal cable to a selected side from the left and right sides;
extending an optical signal cable to the selected side;
connecting the extended electrical signal cable and the extended optical signal cable to the signal converter circuitry at connection locations that face in a direction generally parallel to either the left or right side of the chassis such that the extended electrical signal cable can be connected to the chassis by accessing only the left or right side of the chassis;
extending a power supply cable to the other side opposite the selected side;
connecting the extended power supply cable to the signal converter circuitry at connection locations that face in a direction generally parallel to either the left or right side of the chassis such that the power supply cable can be connected to the chassis by accessing only the left or right side of the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A wall mount chassis comprising:
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a main housing defining an interior for receipt of telecommunications circuitry, the main housing defining a rear wall, an opposed front wall, and first and second sides extending between the front and rear walls;
a back plane including circuit traces, the back plane extending parallel to the first and second sides;
the first side defining a cable access location;
the second side defining a cable access location; and
the first and second sides each defining an opening for receipt of at least one circuit card extending perpendicularly to the back plane, each circuit card defining at least one of the cable access locations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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Specification