High density fiber distribution frame
First Claim
1. A rack for mounting telecommunications equipment comprising:
- a base having a front, a back, a floor and opposite ends;
a pair of spaced-apart supports extending vertically substantially from the ends of the base, each support including a first U-shaped channel and a second U-shaped channel mounted together to form a substantially rectangular enclosed tube with open ends of the U-shaped channels facing each other, each support including a plurality of mounting locations for mounting telecommunications equipment;
a center channel with an open front including opposing side walls and a rear wall extending vertically from the base between the vertical supports, the open front of the channel toward the front of the base with a plurality of cable slack storage structures extending from the rear wall within the center channel;
a plurality of horizontal brackets extending between the pair of vertical supports, each bracket attached to the rear wall of the center channel opposite the cable slack storage structures;
an L-shaped gusset extending between the lowest horizontal bracket, the back and the floor of the base; and
a pair of triangularly shaped gussets, one reinforcing a connection between each vertical support and the base.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a telecommunications equipment rack with vertical supports on which are located equipment mounting locations, cable troughs for directing cables to and from equipment mounted at the mounting locations, a base to which the vertical supports are mounted, a triangularly shaped gusset reinforcing the connection between the vertical support and the base, and an L-shaped gusset extending between the base and a horizontal bracket mounted to the vertical supports. The vertical supports are made from two U-shaped channels mounted to form a closed rectangular channel. The present invention further relates to a telecommunications equipment rack with vertical supports on which are located equipment mounting locations, cable troughs for directing cables to and from equipment mounted at the mounting locations, a base to which the vertical supports are mounted, and a lower portion of each vertical forming a triangularly shaped gusset reinforcing the connection between the vertical support and the base.
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23 Claims
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1. A rack for mounting telecommunications equipment comprising:
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a base having a front, a back, a floor and opposite ends;
a pair of spaced-apart supports extending vertically substantially from the ends of the base, each support including a first U-shaped channel and a second U-shaped channel mounted together to form a substantially rectangular enclosed tube with open ends of the U-shaped channels facing each other, each support including a plurality of mounting locations for mounting telecommunications equipment;
a center channel with an open front including opposing side walls and a rear wall extending vertically from the base between the vertical supports, the open front of the channel toward the front of the base with a plurality of cable slack storage structures extending from the rear wall within the center channel;
a plurality of horizontal brackets extending between the pair of vertical supports, each bracket attached to the rear wall of the center channel opposite the cable slack storage structures;
an L-shaped gusset extending between the lowest horizontal bracket, the back and the floor of the base; and
a pair of triangularly shaped gussets, one reinforcing a connection between each vertical support and the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A rack for mounting telecommunications equipment comprising:
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a base having a front, a back, a floor and opposite ends;
a vertical support extending vertically adjacent to each of the ends of the base, each vertical support a substantially rectangular tube and including a plurality of vertically spaced apart mounting locations for mounting telecommunications equipment;
a center channel with an open front including opposing side walls and a rear wall extending vertically from the base between the vertical supports, the open front of the center channel toward the front of the base with a plurality of cable slack storage structures extending from the rear wall within the center channel;
a plurality of horizontal brackets extending between the pair of vertical supports, each bracket attached to the rear wall of the center channel opposite the cable slack storage structures; and
a lower portion of each vertical support forming a triangularly shaped gusset reinforcing a connection between the vertical support and the base. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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