Patent ID: 8995136
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A bladed panel system comprising: a chassis including sidewalls extending between a front and a rear to define an interior, the chassis including guides positioned on the sidewalls, the guides extending in a forward-rearward direction, the sidewalls defining a plurality of latching openings; a plurality of blades mounted to the guides of the chassis, each blade including a plurality of front couplers configured to optically couple together media segments, and each blade being configured to move in the forward-rearward direction along a respective one of the guides relative to the chassis between at least a closed position and a first extended position, each blade also defining a mounting arrangement; and a latching arrangement on each blade that is configured to releasably lock the blade in the first extended position, the latching arrangement including a plurality of stop members configured to latch in the latching openings in a first of the sidewalls of the chassis, the latching arrangement also including a mounting flange that is configured to latch the latching arrangement to the mounting arrangement of the respective blade without tools or fasteners.