Patent ID: 6522548
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An interface module included in a headend rack for enclosing electronic circuitry, the interface module having a top, a bottom, and a back side that slides into the headend rack and connects to a backplane, the interface module comprising:a first planar surface connecting to the top side forming a first angle; a second planar surface connecting to the bottom side forming a second angle; a front planar surface connecting the first and second planar surfaces, wherein the first and second angles are equal, and the first and second angles are obtuse, and wherein the first, second, and front planar surfaces extend out of the headend rack; and a plurality of connectors extending from the first, second, and front planar surfaces for electrically coupling mating connectors with the enclosed electronic circuitry, whereby the first, second, and front planar extended surfaces allow for a greater area for the plurality of connectors, thereby allowing at least two modules to be combined into one interface module.