Stackable slide mount system for modem devices

• US 6,574,110 B1
• Filed: 05/31/2000
• Issued: 06/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: 3Com Corporation (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Gilbert, Irene, Budinger, Dan, Fijolek, John G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Martin, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): BUI, HUNG S
• Application Number:
  US09/584,928
• Time in Patent Office: 1,098 Days
• Field of Search: 361/729, 361/748, 361/790, 361/801, 361/715, 361/727, 361/735, 361/752, 361/741, 361/725, 361/683, 361/682, 361/810, 361/788, 439/74, 439/257, 439/260, 439/262, 439/283, 439/290, 439/324
• US Class Current: 361/729
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1454 Alignment mechanisms; Drawout cases

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved mounting for stacking modem devices. Each mounting includes stacking feet and stacking slots that permit the mountings to be securely stacked on top of one another. Each mounting is configured to receive a modem device. Each mounting also includes connectors configured to interconnect with corresponding connectors of the modem device. For instance, each mounting and the modem have interconnecting power connections, RJ-45 connections, cable connections, and serial data connections. The modem devices can be slid into place for testing, initialization or installation without disassembling the stack. The present invention also provides configuring the mountings so the multiple modem devices can be connected back to back and communicating without a hybrid fiber/coax network connection.

Claims

1. An improved mounting for stacking modem devices, the modem devices having a back panel, a rectangular bottom, two opposite side panels connected to the two sides of the rectangular bottom, a first connector on the back panel and two slide mount slots along the sides, the improved mounting comprising:

(g) a bottom conforming to said rectangular bottom of said modem device;

(h) two side panels opposite each other along bottom of said mounting;

(i) stacking feet extending from said bottom of said mounting;

(j) stacking slots along top of said side panels to receive stacking feet connected to a second mounting stacked on top of the mounting;

(k) a slide mount guide on said two side panels to fit said slide mount guide of said modem device; and

(l) a back connected to said bottom and said two side panels, the back having a second connector corresponding to said first connector, said second connector positioned to fit into the first connector to attach said modem device.

2. The mounting according to claim 1, wherein said stacking feet fit into said stacking slots for securely stack said modem devices.

3. The mounting according to claim 1, wherein said second connector of said mounting comprises a power socket.

4. The mounting according to claim 3, wherein said power socket fits with a male power prong of said first connector from said modem device for interconnecting to a power supply.

5. The mounting according to claim 1, wherein said second connector comprises an RJ-45 socket.

6. The mounting according to claim 5, wherein said RJ 45 socket fits with an RJ-45 connector of said first connector from said modem device for interconnecting to a computer.

7. The mounting according to claim 1, wherein said second connector comprises a serial data socket.

8. The mounting according to claim 7, wherein said serial data socket fits with a male serial data connector of said first connector from said modem device for interconnecting to a serial port.

9. The mounting according to claim 1, wherein said second connector comprises a cable socket.

10. The mounting according to claim 9, wherein said cable socket fits with a cable connector of said modem device for a cable connector of said first connector from said modem device for a cable connection.