Patent ID: 8556356

Claim:
A communications shelf configured to support at least one communications adapter panel comprising: first and second spaced sidewalls; and a first bracket mounted at said first sidewall, said first bracket including a mounting portion fixed relative to said first sidewall and a cantilevered portion projecting away from said first bracket mounting portion and having an end, said first bracket cantilevered portion being configured to shift from a first position wherein said first bracket cantilevered portion end is spaced a first distance from said first sidewall to a second position wherein said first bracket cantilevered portion end is spaced a second distance, smaller than said first distance, from said first sidewall under application of a force applied to said first bracket cantilevered portion and to return to said first position when said force applied to said first bracket cantilevered portion is discontinued, said first bracket cantilevered portion including at least one pivot pin or at least one opening forming a bearing for a pivot shaft.