Abstract:
The present invention provides a modular electrical connector (12) having a shield assembly surrounding the connector, comprising a base (38) and a pair of opposing side walls (40), each one of said side walls being situated along a lateral edge of the base (38) between the front wall (30) and the opened rear end of the shield assembly, a top wall (34), a rear wall section (44, 46), foldable into a closed position wherein the top wall (34) is hingedly connected to the front wall (30) and movable from an open position to a closed position and includes an integral grounding clip (50) extending from a rearward distal end of the top wall (34), and the rear wall section (44, 46) extends from a rear end of at least one opposing side wall. To stack and to mount such connectors to a faceplate by means of latching arms the top wall (34) has an opening (62) for allowing a latching arm access to the connector (12) and a sloped portion (70) downwardly angled extending from the shield opening (62) towards a rear end of the connector.
Abstract:
Connector mounting receptacles include either a mounting base or a wall plate having a spaced apart tooth and resilient latch disposed to engage mounting slots in a modular connector to releasably mount the connector to the receptacle. The connector includes corner mounting slots disposed to engage lateral stops formed in the wall plate. Steel wall plate receptacles are integrally formed of conductive metal with the connector latching features being configured to concurrently releasably latch and conductively ground a shielded connector mounted in the receptacle.
Abstract:
The invention is an improved cable management system having an open frame, such as a telecommunications network rack, a plurality of enclosures for containing fiber optic equipment secured to the frame, at least one cable trough assembly defining a primary horizontal cable pathway, cable fanning guides secured to at least some of the enclosures, and a plurality of cable rings defining a primary vertical cable pathway to collect and route cable emerging from the fanning guides. Additionally, the invention may include a plurality of transverse cable troughs defining a plurality of secondary horizontal cable pathways, a second plurality of cable rings defining secondary vertical cable pathways to collect and route cable to the transverse cable troughs and a slack cable management system having a plurality of spools secured along the frame to receive slack cable.
Abstract:
Connector mounting receptacles include a wall plate having a spaced apart tooth and resilient latch disposed to engage mounting slots in a modular connector to releasably mount the connector to the receptacle. The connector includes corner mounting slots disposed to engage lateral stops formed in the wall plate. Steel wall plate receptacles are integrally formed of conductive metal with the connector latching features being configured to concurrently releasably latch and conductively ground a shielded connector mounted in the receptacle.
Abstract:
A shield assembly (10) for use with a modular electrical connector (12) is provided by a shield housing (10) forming front, bottom and opposing side walls (30,38,40,40) with an open rear end and having a grounding clip (50) disposed on the distal end of a hingedly connected top wall (34) of the shield assembly for engaging the foil shield sheath (60) of the cable (14) and securing the shield in an enclosed position around the connector. The shield housing also includes a downwardly angled rear top wall portion for providing access to release means after the connector has been mounted to a faceplate panel.
Abstract:
The invention is an improved cable management system having an open frame, such as a telecommunications network rack, a plurality of enclosures for containing fiber optic equipment secured to the frame, at least one cable trough assembly defining a primary horizontal cable pathway, cable fanning guides secured to at least some of the enclosures, and a plurality of cable rings defining a primary vertical cable pathway to collect and route cable emerging from the fanning guides. Additionally, the invention may include a plurality of transverse cable troughs defining a plurality of secondary horizontal cable pathways, a second plurality of cable rings defining secondary vertical cable pathways to collect and route cable to the transverse cable troughs and a slack cable management system having a plurality of spools secured along the frame to receive slack cable.