Patent ID: 7614509

Claim:
A cabinet configured to hold a plurality of telecommunications components and having at least one variable dimension; wherein the cabinet is formed by adjustably joining a pair of identical sub-assemblies in one of a plurality of positions; wherein each sub-assembly includes a plurality of upright members, each of the plurality of upright members having an edge that is configured to mate directly to an edge of an upright member of the other sub-assembly when the cabinet is in a first configuration; wherein a slot is provided in each of the plurality of upright members dividing each of the upright members into a first area and a second area for mating a first upright member and a second upright member in an interlocking and alternating overlap such that the first area of the first upright member is disposed over the first area of the second upright member and the second area of the second upright member is disposed over the second area of the first upright member; wherein the first and second areas of the respective upright members slidably overlap one another and align with a plurality of aperture openings to provide for fasteners that secure said upright members in variable positions in the first configuration, and further wherein said identical sub-assemblies are configured to be secured together with extensions that bridge a gap between respective ones of the plurality of upright members when the cabinet is in a second configuration; and wherein the at least one variable dimension is greater in the second configuration than in the first configuration.