Slide arragement for cable drawer
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Abstract
A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method of assembling a slide arrangement, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing first and second rails each including a primary rail portion and a single interlocking projection that extends from a first end of the primary rail portion to a second end of the primary rail portion; b) engaging the single interlocking projection of the first rail with a first groove of a center rail; and c) engaging the single interlocking projection of the second rail with a second groove of the center rail; d) wherein each of the first and second rails is slidably secured to the center rail by only the single interlocking projection. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of mounting a telecommunications device to a frame, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a mounting bracket having a first flange portion and a second flange portion, each of the first and second flange portions defining at least one tri-lobed hole; b) securing one of the first and second flange portions of the mounting bracket to the telecommunications device, including; i) positioning a washer within the tri-lobed hole of the one flange portion, the washer having a tri-lobed shaped surface that mates with the tri-lobed hole; and ii) inserting a fastener through a central opening formed in the washer; and c) securing the other of the first and second flange portions of the mounting bracket to the frame, including; i) aligning one of the lobes of the tri-lobed hole of the other flange portion with a mounting hole in the frame; and ii) inserting another fastener through the aligned lobe of the tri-lobed hole. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 12. The method of clam 11, wherein the first and second flange portions are different lengths to mount to frames having different widths.
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