Patent ID: 6297958
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H04Q,H05K

Abstract:
A system for housing telecommunications equipment, comprising:a plurality of vertically disposed chassis housing the telecommunications equipment, each chassis having a top that is substantially closed, first and second sides, first and second ends, and a base, wherein the top of each chassis is adapted to receive the base of an adjacent chassis;at least one vent formed in each chassis adjacent the base, wherein the vent is operable to allow air to enter the chassis; andwherein the vent is disposed between the base and a portion of the chassis selected from the group consisting of the first side, the second side, the first end, and the second end, and wherein the rent is nonplanar in relation to the portion, wherein the vent is a notched vent member coupled to the base and the portion, wherein the notched vent member has two or more venting surfaces.