Patent ID: 6205221
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A panel for mounting telecommunications equipment, comprising:(a) an insulating body comprising insulating material having a front face configured with one or more sets of holes to receive one or more plug-in protectors, a back face approximately parallel to the front face and a plurality of side faces extending between the front and back faces; and(b) a conducting grounding strip configured to the insulating body to provide a grounding connection for the panel, wherein the grounding strip has (i) a panel portion mounting the grounding strip to one of the side faces of the insulating body and (ii) a mounting portion bending away from the insulating body approximately parallel to the front and back faces of the insulating body and having one or more mounting holes for mounting the panel to external structure to enable the panel to be securely mounted to the external structure without applying pressure directly to the insulating body and without requiring spacers to prevent overstress to the insulating material.