Patent ID: 8771009
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A networking component comprising: a connector having therein a plurality of RJ45 jacks arranged into exactly three horizontal rows and a plurality of vertical columns; a printed circuit board to electrically interface with each of the plurality of RJ45 jacks; a 1x Rack Unit (1U) chassis having the connector and printed circuit board therein, wherein at least a portion of the connector extends into a horizontal plane occupied by the printed circuit board; and wherein the 1U chassis further includes: (a) a bottom chassis layer, (b) the printed circuit board atop the bottom chassis layer separated by a gap, (c) the connector oriented atop the bottom chassis layer and having a lowermost portion of the connector positioned anterior to the printed circuit board, wherein the portion of the connector that extends into the horizontal plane occupied by the printed circuit board comprises the lowermost portion of the connector positioned anterior to the printed circuit board, and (d) a top chassis layer.