Cable management panel with sliding drawer
First Claim
1. A cable management panel comprising:
- (a) a chassis;
(b) a drawer slidably mounted within the chassis, the drawer slideable between a first position with the drawer fully inserted within the chassis and a second position with the drawer extended from the interior of the chassis;
(i) the drawer and the chassis defining an access location allowing entry of optical fiber cable into the chassis and the drawer; and
(c) at least a first and second drop-in plate operably mounted in the drawer; and
(d) a securing arrangement that provides removable securement of the first and second drop-in plates to the drawer;
(i) wherein the securing arrangement permits selective removal of each of the first and second drop-in plates;
(ii) wherein each of the first and second drop-in plates is capable of accommodating selected fiber management components thereon.
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable management panel includes at least one slideable drawer and structure within the drawer for cable management and/or connection to other devices. At least two tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. Each of the drop-in plates includes fastener structure to accommodate removable securement of the drop-in plates to the drawer. The drop-in plates accommodate selected fiber management components thereon. The fiber management components can include radius limiters, adapters, or LEDs. A method of providing fiber management components in a cable management panel includes operably mounting at least two drop-in trays in a drawer, each of the drop-in trays including a fiber management component.
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20 Claims
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1. A cable management panel comprising:
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(a) a chassis;
(b) a drawer slidably mounted within the chassis, the drawer slideable between a first position with the drawer fully inserted within the chassis and a second position with the drawer extended from the interior of the chassis;
(i) the drawer and the chassis defining an access location allowing entry of optical fiber cable into the chassis and the drawer; and
(c) at least a first and second drop-in plate operably mounted in the drawer; and
(d) a securing arrangement that provides removable securement of the first and second drop-in plates to the drawer;
(i) wherein the securing arrangement permits selective removal of each of the first and second drop-in plates;
(ii) wherein each of the first and second drop-in plates is capable of accommodating selected fiber management components thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A drop-in tray for use with a cable management panel;
- the tray comprising;
(a) a base;
the base defining a front edge, an opposite rear edge, and a pair of base side edges extending between the front and rear edges;
(i) said rear edge including a first and a second recessed portion with a projection extending therebetween, the projection extending in a direction parallel to a plane defined by the base;
(A) wherein said projection is centered between said first and second recessed portions; and
(b) at least one fiber management component mounted on the base. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
- the tray comprising;
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18. A method of providing fiber management components in a cable management panel;
- the method comprising;
(a) providing a cable management panel including a drawer slidably mounted within a chassis;
(b) operably mounting at least two drop-in trays in the drawer;
each of the drop-in trays including a fiber management component; and
(c) selectively removing one of the drop-in trays from the drawer, each of the drop-in trays being removable without removal of the other tray. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
- the method comprising;
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