Slide and tilt mechanism for a telecommunications panel
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1. A telecommunications panel, comprising:
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b) a termination panel positionable in a first generally horizontal position and a second tilted position; and
c) a slide bar interconnected between the chassis and the termination panel, the slide bar permitting the termination panel to slide horizontally between first and second lateral positions relative to the chassis;
d) wherein the termination panel includes a tilting element located at an end of the termination panel, the tilting element including an arm that slides within a slot formed in the slide bar, the arm and slot cooperating to limit the angle of the termination panel when the termination panel is positioned in the second tilted position.
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Abstract
A mechanism that provides access to a rear termination area of a telecommunications panel. The mechanism including a slide bar that permits the panel to laterally slide, and a tilt element the permits the panel to tilt. The slide bar and tilt element positioning the tilted termination panel over lower adjacent termination panels without contacting cables associated with the lower adjacent termination panels.
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1. A telecommunications panel, comprising:
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a) a chassis;
b) a termination panel positionable in a first generally horizontal position and a second tilted position; and
c) a slide bar interconnected between the chassis and the termination panel, the slide bar permitting the termination panel to slide horizontally between first and second lateral positions relative to the chassis;
d) wherein the termination panel includes a tilting element located at an end of the termination panel, the tilting element including an arm that slides within a slot formed in the slide bar, the arm and slot cooperating to limit the angle of the termination panel when the termination panel is positioned in the second tilted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a) a telecommunications frame; and
b) a panel assembly including a chassis fixedly mounted to the telecommunications frame and a termination panel interconnected to the chassis, the termination panel having a rear cable termination area and a front face plate, the panel assembly further including a mechanism that provides access to the rear cable termination area of the termination panel, the mechanism including;
i) a slide bar interconnected between the chassis and the termination panel, the slide bar permitting the termination panel to slide horizontally between first and second lateral positions relative to the chassis, the slide bar defining a slot having a stop end; and
ii) a tilting element interconnected to the slide by at a hinged joint, the tilting element including an arm that slides within the slot such that the termination panel tilts between a generally horizontal position and a tilted position;
iii) wherein tilting movement of the termination panel is limited by contact between the arm and the stop end of the slot. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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