Media wall converter and housing
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1. A media converter housing comprising:
- a front section having a first compartment configured to house a printed circuit board for converting signals from one protocol to another; and
a rear section having a second compartment configured to house a portion of an optical termination, the rear section having an external shape configured to fit in a wall outlet receptacle so that when the media converter is mounted in a wall outlet receptacle, the front section protrudes from the wall outlet receptacle; and
a pair of spring arms on opposite exterior surfaces of the rear section, wherein each spring arm comprises;
a hinge point and an end opposite the hinge point, wherein the hinge point is attached to the rear section, at an end of the rear section opposite the front section, such that the end of the spring arm opposite the hinge point extends toward the front section; and
an exterior surface that, from the hinge point toward the end of the spring arm opposite the hinge point, diverges away from the rear section, and wherein in at least one location along the exterior surface of the spring arm, the exterior surface converges toward the rear section, creating a protrusion on the exterior surface of the spring arm.
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Abstract
A media wall converter that fits into an existing faceplate of a wall outlet. The converter has a front section for housing converter circuitry and a rear section for housing optical components. The rear section of the adapter housing resides behind the faceplate while the front section of the housing extends into a work area from the faceplate.
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1. A media converter housing comprising:
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a front section having a first compartment configured to house a printed circuit board for converting signals from one protocol to another; and
a rear section having a second compartment configured to house a portion of an optical termination, the rear section having an external shape configured to fit in a wall outlet receptacle so that when the media converter is mounted in a wall outlet receptacle, the front section protrudes from the wall outlet receptacle; and
a pair of spring arms on opposite exterior surfaces of the rear section, wherein each spring arm comprises;
a hinge point and an end opposite the hinge point, wherein the hinge point is attached to the rear section, at an end of the rear section opposite the front section, such that the end of the spring arm opposite the hinge point extends toward the front section; and
an exterior surface that, from the hinge point toward the end of the spring arm opposite the hinge point, diverges away from the rear section, and wherein in at least one location along the exterior surface of the spring arm, the exterior surface converges toward the rear section, creating a protrusion on the exterior surface of the spring arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 25, 26)
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11. A media converter housing comprising:
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a front section having a first compartment for housing circuitry for converting signals from one protocol to another;
a rear section having a second compartment configured to house a portion of an optical termination, the rear section having a same footprint as a standard SC duplex adapter wherein the rear section fits in an optical outlet receptacle; and
a pair of spring arms on opposite exterior surfaces of the rear section, wherein the spring arms comprise;
hinge points attaching the spring arms to the rear section at an end of the rear section opposite the front section;
at least one protrusion on each of the opposite exterior surfaces of the spring arms; and
opposing exterior surfaces that, beginning at the hinge points and extending to the at least one protrusion, diverge away from the rear section, creating an outwardly sloped exterior surface.
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12. A media converter housing comprising:
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a front section having a first compartment configured to house a printed circuit board for converting signals from one protocol to another;
a rear section having a second compartment configured to house a portion of an optical termination, the rear section having an external shape configured to fit in a wall outlet receptacle so that when the media converter is mounted in a wall outlet receptacle, the front section protrudes from the wall outlet receptacle; and
a circuit assembly located within the first compartment of the housing, the circuit assembly comprising;
a first connector mounted on a motherboard for transmitting and receiving signals in a first format;
a second connector mounted on the motherboard for transmitting and receiving signals in a second format wherein the second format is different than the first format; and
a converter mounted on a daughter board electrically coupled to the first and second connectors on the motherboard wherein the converter converts signals received in the first format to the second format and vice versa and wherein the daughter board is releasably connected to the motherboard. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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