Mounting arrangement for telecommunications equipment
First Claim
1. An enclosure for telecommunications equipment, comprising a base and a connector assembly mounted within the base, the connector assembly comprising first and second connector blocks mounted back-to-back with a bracket assembly, wherein:
- each of the first and second connector blocks comprises one or more wire connectors on a first side of the connector block and one or more corresponding wire connectors on a second side of the connector block, wherein each wire connector on the first side is electrically connected to a corresponding wire connector on the second side; and
after terminating one or more wires at one or more wire connectors of the first connector block on one side of the connector assembly, the connector assembly can be removed from the base, rotated, and remounted within the base without disconnecting any of the one or more wires, to expose one or more wire connectors of the second connector block on another side of the connector assembly in order to terminate one or more additional wires at one or more wire connectors of the second connector block.
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Abstract
An enclosure for telecommunications equipment (such as a building entrance protector) houses an assembly for terminating wires, such as twisted pairs, broken out from a multi-wire cable. The assembly is made by mounting two splicing connectors back-to-back with a specially designed bracket (e.g., a two-piece bracket). The assembly is mounted within the base of the enclosure. After terminating one or more wires at splicing contacts on one side of the assembly, the assembly can be removed from the base, rotated, and remounted within the base to expose splicing contacts on another side of the assembly in order to terminate additional wires from the cable. The present invention provides an efficient scheme for mounting splicing connectors within the limited volume provided within a building entrance protector.
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16 Claims
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1. An enclosure for telecommunications equipment, comprising a base and a connector assembly mounted within the base, the connector assembly comprising first and second connector blocks mounted back-to-back with a bracket assembly, wherein:
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each of the first and second connector blocks comprises one or more wire connectors on a first side of the connector block and one or more corresponding wire connectors on a second side of the connector block, wherein each wire connector on the first side is electrically connected to a corresponding wire connector on the second side; and after terminating one or more wires at one or more wire connectors of the first connector block on one side of the connector assembly, the connector assembly can be removed from the base, rotated, and remounted within the base without disconnecting any of the one or more wires, to expose one or more wire connectors of the second connector block on another side of the connector assembly in order to terminate one or more additional wires at one or more wire connectors of the second connector block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15)
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11. A bracket assembly for an enclosure for telecommunications equipment having a base, the bracket assembly adapted to mount first and second connector blocks back-to-back to form a connector assembly adapted to be mounted within the base, wherein:
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each of the first and second connector blocks comprises one or more wire connectors on a first side of the connector block and one or more corresponding wire connectors on a second side of the connector block, wherein each wire connector on the first side is electrically connected to a corresponding wire connector on the second side; and after terminating one or more wires at one or more wire connectors of the first connector block on one side of the connector assembly, the connector assembly can be removed from the base, rotated, and remounted within the base without disconnecting any of the one or more wires, to expose one or more wire connectors of the second connector block on another side of the connector assembly in order to terminate one or more additional wires at one or more wire connectors of the second connector block. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16)
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