Patent ID: 6804352
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: H04Q,H05K

Abstract:
A telecommunications device comprising:a chassis including a card housing for containing a plurality of splitter cards, the housing including front and back ends, the front end defining an access opening for allowing the splitter cards to be inserted into or removed from the card housing; a circuit board that defines a solid back plane of the card housing, the circuit board including a front surface and a back surface; a plurality of card edge connectors for providing electrical connections with the splitter cards, the card edge connectors each being arranged on the front surface of the circuit board in a generally horizontal orientation; LINE, POTS and DATA connectors electrically connected to the card edge connectors by the circuit board; at least the LINE and POTS connectors each being positioned in a generally horizontal orientation; and the LINE, POTS and DATA connectors facing forwardly toward the front end of the chassis.