Patent ID: 6169249
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A cabinet adapted for storage and enclosure of a plurality of internal electrical components adapted for electrical interconnection external of the cabinet, said cabinet comprising: (a) a pair of panels, one of the panels being spaced from the other one of the panels to provide a passage through the cabinet; (b) a shelf disposed between the pair of panels, such shelf being adapted to hold the plurality of internal electrical components; (c) a plate mounted to the pair of panels and disposed over at least a portion of the passage; (d) a plurality of electrical connectors affixed in a predetermined spaced relationship to the plate, each one of the plurality of connectors having:(i) an electrical conductor for providing electrical connection through the plate; and (ii) each one of the electrical connectors having a proximal end disposed on a proximal side of the plate and projecting internal of the cabinet and a distal end disposed on a distal side of the plate and projecting external to the cabinet; (e) a plurality of cables disposed in the cabinet, such cables having first ends electrically connected to the proximal ends of the electrical connectors and second ends terminating in the cabinet and electrically connected to the internal electrical components.