Patent ID: 9451722
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: H05K

Claim Text:
1. A rack mountable network switch, the rack mountable network switch comprising: a faceplate; a switch chassis coupled to the faceplate, the switch chassis including a plurality of connector openings on a surface of the switch chassis that is perpendicular to the faceplate; a plurality of moveable plug receptacles coupled to a printed circuit board (‘PCB’) mounted inside the switch chassis, wherein each moveable plug receptacle is coupled to the PCB mounted inside the switch chassis via a flexible cable strip, and wherein the flexible cable strip transmits signals from a cable inserted into one of the plurality of movable plug receptacles to the PCB mounted inside the switch chassis; and a mechanical positioning component coupled to the moveable plug receptacles, wherein the mechanical positioning component positions the moveable plug receptacles to extrude from the switch chassis via the connector openings when the mechanical positioning component is in a first position, and wherein the mechanical positioning component positions the moveable plug receptacles inside the switch chassis when the mechanical positioning component is in a second position.