Wall mount chassis

• US 7,233,732 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2005
• Issued: 06/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Incorporated (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Clark, Gordon P., Mattson, Loren J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pak; Sung
• Assistant Examiner(s): Petkovsek; Daniel
• Application Number:
  US11/054,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20050201710A1
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• Field of Search: 174/50, 174/52.1, 174/65.R, 174/72.A, 174/60, 174/61, 174/DIG.9, 385134-136, 385/147, 439/445, 439/499
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4441 Boxes
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4448 Electro-optic
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4452 Distribution frames

Abstract

A wall mount chassis includes circuitry for telecommunications signals. The chassis includes a rear wall mountable to a vertical wall, and first and second sides. Each side includes a hinged cover. Each cover includes an access window for viewing an opposite side of the cover. On one side of the chassis is positioned signal converter cards for converting between optical and electrical signals. On an opposite side of the chassis are positioned one or more electrical power cards providing an access location for power to the circuitry. A CPU card can also be provided on the same side as the power card. An interior of the chassis includes a back plane positioned between the converter cards and the power and CPU cards wherein the back plane is perpendicular to the converter cards and power and CPU cards. A cable spool is positioned adjacent one of the sides for cable management. Cable clips are provided for securably retaining one or more cables adjacent each of the first and second sides.

Claims

1. A wall mounted chassis comprising:

a main housing defining an interior for receipt of telecommunications circuitry, the main housing defining a rear wall, an opposed front wall, first and second sides walls extending between the front and rear walls;

means for mounting the rear wall to a vertical wall;

the first side wall defining a telecommunication port for supporting a connector for connecting and disconnecting a cable outside the housing to telecommunication circuitry within the housing;

the second side wall defining a telecommunication port for supporting a connector for connecting and disconnecting a cable outside of the housing to telecommunication circuitry within the housing;

wherein the first and second side walls are positioned on opposite facing sides of the main housing; and

wherein each of the first and second side walls include removable circuit cards which are removable from the main housing in a direction parallel to the rear wall.

2. The chassis of claim 1, further comprising visual indicators positioned on the front wall of the main housing, the visual indicators electrically linked to circuitry within the main housing.

3. The chassis of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of cable clips positioned adjacent to each of the first and second sides walls for retaining cables positioned adjacent to the first and second sides walls.

4. The chassis of claim 3, further comprising a cable spool positioned adjacent to one of the first and second sides walls.

5. The chassis of claim 3, further comprising a cable lance positioned adjacent to one of the first and second side walls.

6. The chassis of claim 1, further comprising a cable spool positioned adjacent to one of the first and second side walls.

7. The chassis of claim 1, further comprising a cable lance positioned adjacent to one of the first and second side walls.