U.S. patent application number 15/978841 was filed with the patent office on 2018-09-13 for anchoring cables to rack with cable clamp arrangements.
The applicant listed for this patent is CommScope Technologies LLC. Invention is credited to Paula Rudenick, Raul Mario Saucedo, Scott C. Sievers.
Application Number | 20180259738 15/978841 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50628052 |
Filed Date | 2018-09-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180259738 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Rudenick; Paula ; et
al. |
September 13, 2018 |
ANCHORING CABLES TO RACK WITH CABLE CLAMP ARRANGEMENTS
Abstract
Securing a cable to a panel includes assembling a cable clamp
arrangement to a cable and mounting the cable clamp arrangement to
the panel. Assembling the cable clamp arrangement includes
disposing a grommet around an exterior surface of the cable;
disposing a yoke around the grommet so that the yoke at least
partially surrounds the grommet; and compressing the yoke and
grommet between a bracket and a backing plate using a fastener so
that the cable is compressed. Mounting the cable clamp arrangement
to the panel includes sliding the bracket relative to the panel in
a direction parallel to a surface of the panel until the bracket
rests on fasteners extending from the panel. Mounting the clamp
arrangement can also include tightening the fasteners.
Inventors: |
Rudenick; Paula;
(Montgomery, MN) ; Sievers; Scott C.; (Sievers,
MN) ; Saucedo; Raul Mario; (Juarez, MX) |
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Applicant: |
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State |
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Type |
CommScope Technologies LLC |
Hickory |
NC |
US |
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Family ID: |
50628052 |
Appl. No.: |
15/978841 |
Filed: |
May 14, 2018 |
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Application
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14068444 |
Oct 31, 2013 |
9971120 |
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15978841 |
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61720847 |
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H02G 3/30 20130101; G02B
6/4479 20130101; Y10T 29/49959 20150115; G02B 6/3897 20130101; H02G
3/32 20130101; G02B 6/4471 20130101; G02B 6/4452 20130101 |
International
Class: |
G02B 6/44 20060101
G02B006/44 |
Claims
1. A method of securing a cable to a panel, the method comprising:
assembling a cable clamp arrangement around a cable; and mounting
the cable clamp arrangement with the cable to the panel including
sliding a bracket of the cable clamp arrangement relative to the
panel in a direction parallel to a surface of the panel until the
bracket is secured to the panel.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein sliding the bracket until the
bracket is secured to the panel comprises: sliding the bracket so
that screws extending outwardly from a major surface of the panel
move into open-ended slots defined in the bracket until the bracket
seats on the screws; and tightening the screws to lock the bracket
to the panel.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: assembling a second
cable clamp arrangement; and mounting the second cable clamp
arrangement to the panel at a location offset from the cable
clamp.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein a plurality of additional cable
clamps are mounted to the panel in two staggered rows, wherein the
cable clamp is mounted in a first of the rows and the second cable
clamp is mounted in a second of the rows.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein assembling the cable clamp
arrangement around the cable comprises: disposing a grommet around
an exterior surface of the cable; disposing a yoke around the
grommet so that the yoke at least partially surrounds the grommet;
and compressing the yoke and grommet between a bracket and a
backing plate using a fastener so that the cable is compressed
radially inwardly.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein compressing the yoke and grommet
between the bracket and the backing plate comprises: sliding the
fastener through the bracket and through the yoke; and threading
the fastener through the backing plate.
7. The method of claim 5, further comprising: sliding a second
fastener through the bracket and through the yoke, the second
fastener being spaced from the fastener; and threading the second
fastener through the backing plate.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of application Ser. No.
14/068,444, filed Oct. 31, 2013, which claims the benefit of
provisional application Ser. No. 61/720,847, filed Oct. 31, 2012
and provisional application Ser. No. 61/721,350, filed Nov. 1,
2012, which applications are incorporated herein by reference in
their entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] In telecommunications industry, the demand for added
capacity is growing rapidly. This demand is being met in part by
the increasing use and density of fiber optic transmission
equipment. Even though fiber optic equipment permits higher levels
of transmission in the same or smaller footprint than traditional
copper transmission equipment, the demand requires even higher
levels of fiber density. This has led to the development of
high-density fiber handling equipment.
[0003] An example of this type of equipment is found in U.S. Pat.
No. 6,591,051 (the '051 patent) assigned to ADC Telecommunications,
Inc. This patent concerns a high-density fiber distribution frame
and high-density fiber termination blocks (FTBs) which are mounted
to the frame. Because of the large number of optical fibers passing
into and out of the FTBs, the frame and blocks have a variety of
structures to organize and manage the fibers. Some structures are
used to aid the fibers entering the back of the frame and FTBs.
Other structures are provided for managing the cables leaving the
FTBs on the front. The FTBs also include structures for
facilitating access to the densely packed terminations. One such
structure is a slidable adapter module that is incorporated into
the FTBs to allow selective access to the densely packed
terminations inside the FTBs.
[0004] Further development in such fiber termination systems is
desired.
SUMMARY
[0005] Some aspects of the disclosure are directed to a device and
a method for securing a cable to a panel including assembling a
cable clamp arrangement; and mounting the cable clamp arrangement
to the panel. The cable clamp arrangement includes first mounting a
clamp to the cable, and then mounting the clamp to a panel.
[0006] Assembling a cable clamp arrangement includes disposing a
grommet around an exterior surface of the cable; disposing a yoke
around the grommet so that the yoke at least partially surrounds
the grommet; and compressing the yoke and grommet between a bracket
and a backing plate using a fastener so that the cable is
compressed radially inwardly.
[0007] Mounting the cable clamp arrangement to the panel includes
sliding the bracket relative to the panel in a direction parallel
to a surface of the panel until the bracket is secured to the
panel.
[0008] The panel may include two sides which are staggered relative
to one another.
[0009] The panel may include staggered bracket mounting locations
for adjacent cable clamps.
[0010] In some implementations, the brackets are slid so that
screws or other fasteners extending outwardly from the major
surface of the panel move into open-ended slots defined in the
bracket until the bracket seats on the screws. In certain
implementations, the screws are tightened to lock the bracket to
the panel.
[0011] Other aspects of the disclosure are directed to a cable
anchor system including a panel, a fastener, and a cable clamp
arrangement. The panel includes a first mounting section at which a
first mounting location is disposed. The first mounting location
defines a fastener aperture. The fastener is disposed in the
fastener aperture at the first mounting location. The cable clamp
arrangement includes a bracket, a grommet, and a back plate. The
grommet is configured to be transversely compressed between the
bracket and the back plate. The bracket includes an engagement
section defining an open-ended slot that is sized to slide around
the fastener at the first mounting location. The fastener includes
a head that is sufficient to hold the bracket to the panel when the
fastener is tightened.
[0012] Other aspects of the disclosure are directed to a cable
clamp arrangement for mounting a cable to a panel. The cable clamp
arrangement includes a bracket, a back plate, a grommet, a yoke,
and a fastener. The bracket has a bracket body defining a first
mounting region and a second mounting region spaced from the first
engagement region. The first mounting region defines at least one
fastener opening. The second engagement region defines an
open-ended slot extending along a first direction. The back plate
defines a fastener opening. The grommet is sized and configured to
extend around a portion of the cable to form a grommeted cable. The
yoke is configured to surround the grommet to mount the grommeted
cable to the panel. A first side of the yoke is configured to
engage the first engagement region of the bracket so that the
grommeted cable extends along the first direction. A second side of
the yoke is configured to engage the back plate. The fastener is
configured to extend through the fastener opening of the bracket,
through the yoke, and through the fastener opening of the backing
plate to hold the back plate to the bracket. The fastener is
configured to move the back plate and the bracket towards each
other to compress the yoke and grommet therebetween.
[0013] A variety of additional inventive aspects will be set forth
in the description that follows. The inventive aspects can relate
to individual features and to combinations of features. It is to be
understood that both the forgoing general description and the
following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only
and are not restrictive of the broad inventive concepts upon which
the embodiments disclosed herein are based.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and
constitute a part of the description, illustrate several aspects of
the present disclosure. A brief description of the drawings is as
follows:
[0015] FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of an example rack
including a cable anchor region;
[0016] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the cable anchor
region of the rack of FIG. 1 at which cables can be secured using
cable clamp arrangements;
[0017] FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the cable anchor
region of FIG. 2 with the cables and cable clamp arrangements;
[0018] FIG. 4 is a first side elevational view of the mounting
panel of FIG. 3;
[0019] FIG. 5 is a second side elevational view of the mounting
panel of FIG. 3;
[0020] FIG. 6 is an edge view of the mounting panel of FIG. 3;
[0021] FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the cable anchor
region of FIG. 3 with the mounting panel shown exploded upwardly
from the rack;
[0022] FIG. 8 is an exploded view of an example cable clamp
arrangement;
[0023] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the cable clamp arrangement
of FIG. 8 secured to a cable;
[0024] FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the cable clamp
arrangement and cable of FIG. 9;
[0025] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an example bracket suitable
for use with the cable clamp arrangement of FIG. 8;
[0026] FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of the example bracket
of FIG. 11;
[0027] FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of the example bracket of
FIG. 11;
[0028] FIG. 14 is a perspective view of cables secured to an
example mounting panel using cable clamp arrangements;
[0029] FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of a section of FIG. 14;
[0030] FIG. 16 is a partial perspective view of the cable anchor
region of a rack at which cables are mounted to the rack using
cable clamp arrangements and a mounting panel.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0031] Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary aspects of
the present disclosure that are illustrated in the accompanying
drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be
used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like
parts.
[0032] FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate an example rack 100 at which
optical fibers can be connected. The rack 100 has a front 101, a
rear 102, a first side 103, a second side 104, a top 105, and a
bottom 106. The rack 100 defines one or more termination regions
110. In certain implementations, the rack 100 includes a vertical
stack of termination regions 110. Connection locations at the
termination regions 110 are accessible from both the front 101 and
rear 102 of the rack 100. A trough system 140 connects each
termination region 110 of the rack 100 with other termination
regions 110 of the rack 100 or with termination regions 110 of
other racks 100.
[0033] In some implementations, termination modules are mounted at
the termination regions 110. In various implementations, the
termination modules can define individually mounted optical
adapters, blocks of integrally formed optical adapters, and/or
cassettes that include optical adapters having either a multi-fiber
connector or a multi-fiber cable extending outwardly therefrom. In
certain implementations, termination modules are slidable relative
to the rack 100. Example slidable termination modules can be found
in U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/704,330, filed Sep. 21,
2012, and titled "Slidable Fiber Optic Connection Module with Cable
Slack Management," the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
[0034] The rack 100 includes an anchor region 130 at which one or
more optical cables 120 (e.g., multi-fiber cables, such as IFC
cables) are secured to the rack 100. In some implementations, the
anchor region 130 is located at the rear 102 of the rack 100. In
certain implementations, the anchor region 130 is located at the
bottom 106 of the rack 100. In other implementations, the anchor
region 130 is located at the top 105 of the rack 100. In the
example shown, the anchor region 130 is located at the first side
103 of the rack 100 at the bottom 106. The optical cables 120 are
secured to the rack 100 at the anchor region 130. Optical fibers
(e.g., loose, buffered, ribbonized, upjacketed, etc.) extend from
the anchor region 130 to equipment on the rack 100 (e.g., the
termination modules, splice cassettes, etc.).
[0035] FIGS. 3-7 illustrate a mounting panel 150 coupled to the
rack 100 at the anchor region 130. The cables 120 are secured to
the mounting panel 150. In some implementations, the mounting panel
150 couples to a bottom 106 of the rack 100 and extends downwardly
from the rack 100. In the example shown, the mounting panel 150
hangs from the bottom 106 of the rack 100. For example, as shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3, the anchor region 130 includes a bottom panel 131
and a side panel 132 that cooperate to define an aperture 133. The
mounting panel 150 is coupled to the bottom panel 131 to hang
beneath the aperture 133.
[0036] As shown in FIGS. 4-6, the mounting panel 150 includes a
body 151 having a first side 152 and a second side 153. The body
151 defines a first mounting section 154 and a second mounting
section 155. A transition region 156 separates the first and second
mounting sections 154, 155. The transition region 156 is curved or
contoured so that the first and second mounting sections 154, 155
are parallel, but offset from each other. In the example shown, the
first mounting section 154 is offset towards the first side 152 and
the second mounting section 155 is offset towards the second side
153. A contoured section 159 is disposed at the bottom of the
second mounting section 155. The contoured section 159 extends
towards the first mounting section 154 so that a portion of the
contoured section 159 is spaced a distance D (FIG. 6) from the
second mounting section 155.
[0037] Arms 157 extend upwardly from opposite sides of the panel
body 151. Mounting flanges 158 are provided at distal ends of the
arms 157. The mounting flanges 158 are configured to secure to the
bottom panel 131 of the anchor region 130 of the rack 100. In the
example shown in FIG. 7, the bottom panel 131 includes one or more
pems 134 that are sized to extend through one or more openings
defined in the flanges 158. Washers 135 and nuts 136 secure over
the pems to hold the flanges 158 to the bottom panel 131. In other
implementations, separate fasteners can be utilized to secure the
flanges 158 to the bottom panel 131. In still other
implementations, the flanges 158 can snap-fit, latch, or otherwise
secure to the bottom panel 131. In still other implementations, the
flanges 158 can secure to the side panel 132.
[0038] Each of the mounting sections 154, 155 defines one or more
mounting locations 160. Each mounting location 160 includes at
least one fastener opening 165, 168. Each fastener opening 165, 168
is sized to receive a fastener 166, 169 (FIGS. 4, 5, 14 and 15). In
the example shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each mounting location 160
includes two fastener openings 165, 168. In certain
implementations, a cutout 167 can be provided between the fastener
openings 165 of one or more of the mounting locations 160 to
identify which fastener openings 165 are associated with each
other. For example, cutout 167a in FIG. 4 is disposed between two
fastener openings 165a that form a first mounting location and
cutout 167b is disposed between two fastener openings 165b that
form a second mounting location adjacent the first mounting
location. The cutouts 167 enable a user to identify associated
fastener openings 165 when the user cannot see the panel 150 (e.g.,
when the panel 150 is located beneath the rack 100, above the
user's head, or in an otherwise awkward position).
[0039] In some implementations, each mounting section 154, 155
defines at least one row of mounting locations 160. In certain
implementations, the fastener openings 165, 168 are aligned along
the respective row. In certain implementations, each mounting
section 154, 155 defines at least two rows of mounting locations
160. In the example shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each mounting section
154, 155 defines at least three rows of mounting locations 160. In
certain implementations, the mounting locations 160 of one row are
offset from the mounting locations 160 of the other rows.
[0040] In the example shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first mounting
section 154 includes a first row 161 of mounting locations 160 at a
top of the first mounting section 154 and a second row 162 of
mounting locations 160 at a bottom of the first mounting section
154. The mounting locations 160 of the second row 162 are laterally
offset from the mounting locations 160 of the first row 161. The
mounting locations 160 have fastener openings 165 that are spaced a
first distance apart. The first mounting section 154 also includes
a third row 180 of mounting locations 160 that have fastener
openings 168. The fastener openings 168 of each mounting location
160 in the third row 180 are spaced farther apart than the fastener
openings 165 of the mounting locations in the first and second rows
161, 162. Accordingly, the mounting locations 160 in the third row
180 are configured to receive larger diameter cables than those
received at the mounting locations of the first and second rows
161, 162.
[0041] The second mounting section 155 includes a first row 163 of
mounting locations 160 at a top of the second mounting section 155
and a second row 164 of mounting locations 160 at a bottom of the
second mounting section 155. The mounting locations 160 of the
second row 164 are laterally offset from the mounting locations 160
of the first row 163. In certain implementations, the mounting
locations 160 of the first row 163 of the second mounting section
155 are aligned with the mounting locations 160 of the first row
161 of the first mounting section 154. The second mounting section
155 also includes a third row 181 of mounting locations 160 that
have fastener openings 168. The fastener openings 168 of each
mounting location 160 in the third row 181 are spaced farther apart
than the fastener openings 165 of the mounting locations in the
first and second rows 163, 164. Accordingly, the mounting locations
160 in the third row 181 are configured to receive larger diameter
cables than those received at the mounting locations of the first
and second rows 163, 164.
[0042] In general, a cable 120 can be secured to the mounting panel
150 using a cable clamp arrangement. In accordance with some
aspects of the disclosure, the cable clamp arrangement is
configured to mount first to the cable 120 and second to the panel
150. Accordingly, the cable clamp arrangement can be assembled and
secured to the cable 120 while a user has easy access to the cable
and clamp components. The cable clamp arrangement is configured to
facilitate installation of the cable clamp arrangement on the
mounting panel 150. For example, the cable clamp arrangement can be
configured to reduce the amount of steps in a mounting process for
securing the cable clamp arrangement to the mounting panel 150. The
cable clamp arrangement can be configured to reduce the number of
loose components when positioning the cable clamp arrangement at
the mounting panel 150, which may be located in an awkward place at
a bottom or top of the rack 100.
[0043] FIGS. 8-10 illustrate one example cable clamp arrangement
200 suitable for use with a cable 120 and the mounting panel 150.
The cable clamp arrangement 200 includes a grommet 210, a yoke 220,
a back plate 230, fasteners 240, and a bracket 250 (see FIG. 8).
The fasteners 240 extend through two or more of the components to
enable radial compression of the grommet 210 around the cable 120
(see FIG. 9). The bracket 250 is configured to facilitate
installation of the cable clamp arrangement 200 to the mounting
panel 150 as will be disclosed in more detail herein.
[0044] As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the grommet 210 is configured to
fit around an exterior surface of the cable 120. In some
implementations, the grommet 210 includes a ring-shaped body 211
(FIG. 8) defining a passage 212 therethrough. The body 211 also
defines a slit 213 leading from an exterior surface of the body 211
to the passage 212. The grommet body 211 is sufficiently flexible
to enable the cable 120 to enter the passage 212 through the slit
213. The cable 120 extends generally in a first direction when
extending through the passage 212. In certain implementations, the
body 211 includes a ledge 214 extend radially outwardly from the
body 211 to define an abutment surface 215.
[0045] The yoke 220 is configured to surround the grommet 210 (see
FIG. 9). In certain implementations, the yoke 220 fully surrounds
the grommet 210. In other implementations, the yoke parts 221, 222
are spaced apart when mounted around the grommet 210. In some
implementations, the grommet 210 and the yoke 220 can be secured to
each other to inhibit movement in at least one axial direction. In
certain implementations, the grommet ledge 214 seats on the yoke
220 so that the abutment surface 215 engages a top of the yoke 220.
In other implementations, the grommet 210 can define top and bottom
ledges that sandwich the yoke 220 in between. In still other
implementations, the grommet 210 is not axially secured to the yoke
220.
[0046] In some implementations, the yoke 220 includes a first part
221 and a second part 222 that is separate from the first part 221
(FIG. 8). Each of the parts 221, 222 defines a recessed section
223, 224, respectively, that is shaped to receive a portion of the
grommet 210. Each of the yoke parts 221, 222 also defines through
holes 225, 226 that align when the first and second parts 221, 222,
respectively, are positioned around the grommet 210. In other
implementations, the first and second parts 221, 222 of the yoke
220 can be pivotally or otherwise moveably connected to each other
so that the yoke 220 can be wrapped or otherwise disposed around
the grommet 210.
[0047] The back plate 230 is configured to engage a first exterior
surface 227 of the yoke 220. The back plate 230 includes a plate
body 231 defining one or more apertures 232. The apertures 232 of
the back plate 230 align with the holes 225, 226 of the yoke 220.
The bracket 250 is configured to engage a second exterior surface
228 of the yoke 220. The bracket 250 defines one or more apertures
252 that align with the apertures 232 of the back plate 230 and the
holes 225, 226 of the yoke 220.
[0048] The cable clamp arrangement 200 is assembled by inserting
the cable 120 into the grommet 210, assembling the yoke 220, back
plate 230, and bracket 250 around the grommet 210, and inserting
the fasteners 240 extend through the bracket 250, yoke 220, and
back plate 230. The fasteners 240 include elongated bodies 241
extending between heads 242 and free ends. The heads 242 engage the
bracket 250 and the free ends extend through the back plate 230. In
certain implementations, the fasteners 240 thread to the back plate
230. In other implementations, nuts are threaded over ends of the
fasteners 240 protruding through the back plate 230.
[0049] FIGS. 11-13 illustrate one example bracket 250 suitable for
use with the cable clamp arrangement 200. The example bracket 250
includes a first engagement region 251, a second engagement region
253, and a transition region 255. The first engagement region 251
defines the apertures 251 sized to receive the fasteners 240. In
certain implementations, the transition region 255 is contoured so
that the first engagement region 251 is parallel to and offset from
the second engagement region 253. For example, the transition
region 225 may be contoured to accommodate the heads 242 of the
fasteners when the cable clamp arrangement 200 is mounted to the
plate 150. In one example implementation, the bracket 250 includes
a tab 256 to facilitate manufacturing and/or gripping of the
bracket 250.
[0050] The second engagement region 253 defines one or more
open-ended slots 254 that extend in the first direction. The open
ends of the slots 254 face away from the apertures 252. The slots
254 of certain types of brackets 250 are spaced laterally apart to
correspond to a spacing between fastener openings 165 of the
mounting locations 160 in the first and second rows 161-164 of the
mounting sections 154, 155. The slots 254 of other types of
brackets 250 are spaced laterally apart to correspond to a spacing
between the fastener openings 168 of the mounting locations 160 in
the third rows 180, 181 of the mounting sections 154, 155. For
example, the other types of brackets 250 may be formed larger
(e.g., wider) than the certain types of brackets 250.
[0051] FIGS. 14 and 15 illustrate a cable clamp arrangement 200
assembled around a cable 120 and secured to the mounting panel 150
at one of the mounting locations 160. To mount the assembled cable
clamp arrangement 200, the second engagement region 253 of the
bracket 250 is positioned against the panel 150 above one of the
mounting locations 160 so that the slots 254 align with the
fasteners 166, 169 disposed at the mounting location 160. The
bracket 250 is moved (e.g., slid) downwardly so that the fasteners
166, 169 disposed at the mounting location 160 enter the slots 254
through the open ends of the slots 254. A user tightens the
fasteners 166, 169 to hold the bracket 250 to the panel 150.
[0052] In some implementations, the fasteners 166, 169 are
tightened when the bracket 250 is slid sufficiently down to seat on
the fasteners 166, 169. In certain implementations, the fasteners
166, 169 include screws that threadably engage the panel 150. In
certain implementations, the fasteners 166, 169 are tightened using
a tool, such as a screw driver. The cable 120 can be released from
the panel 150 by loosening the fasteners 166, 169 and sliding the
bracket 250 upwardly until the fasteners 166 clear the slots 254.
In certain implementations, the fasteners 166, 169 can be removed
from the panel to enable removal of the cable clamp arrangements
200 from the panel 150 without sliding. Accordingly, the cable
clamp arrangements 200 can be removed from the middle or bottom
rows 180, 162, 181, 164 even when the rest of the panel section
154, 155 is populated with cable clamp arrangements 200. In certain
implementations, the fasteners 169 disposed in the third rows 180,
181 of mounting locations 160 are larger than the fasteners
disposed in the first and second rows 161-164.
[0053] In some implementations, cables 120 can be clamped and
anchored to both sides 152, 153 of the panel 150. For example, in
certain implementations, the clamped cables 120 are mounted to the
first side 152 of the panel 150 at the first mounting section 154
and are mounted to the second side 153 of the panel 153 at the
second mounting section 155. Offsetting the mounting sections 154,
155 inhibits the fasteners 166 from interfering with the mounting
of the cable clamp arrangements 200 to opposite sides of the panel
150.
[0054] In certain implementations, the transition region 156
offsets the first and second sections 154, 155 sufficient so that
the fasteners 166 at the second mounting section 155 do not extend
beyond the contoured section 159 at the bottom of the panel 150.
Rather, the fasteners 166 are sufficiently short to extend no more
than the distance D (FIG. 6) beyond the second mounting section
155. Accordingly, the contoured section 159 inhibits contact
between the cables 120 mounted to the first mounting section 154
and the fasteners 166 disposed at the second mounting section
155.
[0055] The panel 150 and cable clamp arrangements 200 mount the
cables 120 to the rack 100 in one or more rows. In the example
shown in FIG. 16, the panel 150 mounts the cables 120 to the rack
100 in four rows. Two of the rows are located at the first side 152
of the panel 150 and two of the rows are located at the second side
154 of the panel 150. The mounting locations 160 in the adjacent
rows are staggered relative to each other.
[0056] In some implementations, a guide 170 can be installed to the
rack 100 at the anchor region 130. For example, the guide 170 can
be installed at the aperture 133 defined at the anchor region 130.
In some implementations, the guide 170 includes a body 171 that
extends upwardly from the bottom panel 131 to inhibit bending of
the cables that otherwise might result in an interference with an
installed splice chassis or other equipment at the rack. In certain
implementations, the guide body 171 extends through the aperture
133. In certain implementations, the guide body 171 includes one or
more tabs 172 that seat on the bottom panel 131 of the anchor
region 130 to hold the guide 170 in position. In certain
implementations, the guide body 171 includes a fastener tab 173.
One or more fasteners (e.g., pems, screws, bolts, rivets, etc.) can
extend through the fastener tab 173 and into the bottom panel 131
and/or into one of the tabs 158 of the mounting panel 150.
[0057] The above specification, examples and data provide a
complete description of the manufacture and use of the composition
of the invention. Since many embodiments of the invention can be
made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention,
the invention resides in the claims hereinafter appended.
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