Integrated cable manager and circuit pack/module latch

Details Integrated cable manager and circuit pack/module latch Integrated cable manager and circuit pack/module latch

1998-06-08

1999-10-12

Gellner, Michael L.

Electrical connectors

With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...

Retaining means

439942, H01R 1362

Patent

active

059646110

ABSTRACT:
A latch/cable management unit (LCM) provides a handle to push or pull a faceplate of a circuit pack or module into or out of a cabinet designed to house circuit modules. The LCM is also designed to contain and route cables or fibres extending from the faceplate. The LCM is pivotally connected to one end of the faceplate, pivotable in a plane parallel to an axis of the faceplate from a closed to an open position. The LCM has two arms which form a gap for containing the cables. Upper portions of the arms form an entrance/exit to allow passage of the cables or fibres into and out of the gap. The LCM also has a securing bar which locks the faceplate into the cabinet when the LCM is rotated into the closed position. The LCM also has means to hold the LCM in either the open position or the closed position to prevent inadvertent rotation of the LCM. Typically, the LCM will be used in combination with a latch located at another end of the faceplate to help move the faceplate into or out of the cabinet.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4840574 (1989-06-01), Mills
patent: 4995821 (1991-02-01), Casey
patent: 4998884 (1991-03-01), Ishikawa et al.
patent: 5391086 (1995-02-01), Woller et al.
patent: 5873745 (1999-02-01), Duclos et al.

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