Patent ID: 8144457
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G02B,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications termination panel comprising: a housing including a top, a bottom, a first side and a second opposing side defining a front opening; a tray pivotably attached to the housing with an extendable and rotatable support that is located between the tray and the bottom of the housing, the tray pivotable through the front opening of the housing between an open position and a closed position, the support attaching the tray to the housing including a portion that is configured to slide to move the support between a collapsed position and an extended position, wherein the support extends out of the front opening of the housing when the support rotates with respect to the housing to pivot the tray from the closed position to the open position, the tray pivotable about a vertical axis located adjacent the first side of the housing, wherein the tray includes a cable entry adjacent the axis of pivot; the tray including a plurality of connection locations, the tray including a perimeter, a wall extending upward adjacent the perimeter to enclose the plurality of connector locations, a first portion of the wall closing the front opening when the tray is in the closed position, and a cover hingedly mounted to a second portion of the wall opposite the first portion; the cover movable between an access position and an operational position when the tray is in the open position, only the operational position of the cover allowing the tray to move from the open position to the closed position, the access position allowing access to the connection locations and to cables extending to or away from the connection locations, and the cover in the access position preventing the tray from moving from the open to the closed position.