Patent ID: 8727458
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications device comprising: a drawer configured to be slidably mounted on a telecommunications rack such that the drawer can slide away from and toward the rack, the drawer defining a front end, a rear end, a right side, and a left side, the drawer including flanges on the right and left sides for mounting the drawer to the telecommunications rack, the drawer including a lower platform and an upper platform, the upper platform pivotally coupled to the lower platform via a hinge, the hinge defining an axis extending in the direction from the front end toward the rear end of the drawer; a first set of telecommunications blocks mounted on the lower platform, each block of the first set of telecommunications blocks defining a front end and a rear end and including connectors at the front end and at the rear end of the block; and a second set of telecommunications blocks mounted on the upper platform directly above the first set of telecommunications blocks, each block of the second set of telecommunications blocks defining a top side and a bottom side and including connectors at the top side and at the bottom side of the block, wherein the upper platform is configured to pivot away from the lower platform to gain access to the connectors located at the bottom side of the second set of telecommunications blocks.