Patent ID: 7408769
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: G02B,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications termination panel comprising: a housing including a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a rear side, the front side defining a front opening, the rear side defining a rear opening; a tray pivotably mounted to the housing, the tray pivotable along a first plane generally parallel to the top and bottom sides of the housing, the tray pivotable between an open position and a closed position through the front opening; a cable path defined along the bottom of the housing, the cable path extending from the rear opening of the housing; a movable plate above the cable path, the plate movable between a first lowered position when the tray is in the closed position and a second raised position when the tray is in the open position, the movement of the plate between the first and second positions being actuated by the movement of the tray between the closed and open positions, wherein the movable plate in the first position defines an upper limit to the cable path beneath the tray and the movable plate in the second position is raised above the cable path to permit placement of cables within the cable path, wherein the movable plate is configured to move a cable extending along the cable path out of the way when the tray is moved from the open position to the closed position to prevent the cable within the cable path from contacting the tray to prevent pinching of the cable; the tray including a plurality of adapters for receiving connectors terminated to cables entering the panel, the adapters movable between a retracted position and an extended position along a line of travel going from the bottom side of the housing toward the top side of the housing to allow access to the connectors; the tray defining an outer perimeter and including a wall extending upward along at least a portion of the outer perimeter, the tray including a cover hingedly mounted to the wall, the cover pivotable along an axis generally parallel to the first plane, the cover movable between an open position and a closed position; wherein the tray and the cover define a larger dimension than the opening when the cover is in the open position such that the tray is movable from the open position to the closed position only when the cover is in the closed position.