Panduit Corporation

Robert L Fritz

Satish I Patel

Paul B DuCharme

Jason O'Young

Benjamin S Novak

Alan F Wojcik

Nathan A Gleghorn

Joshua A Valenti

Roman J Churnovic

Matthew M Wagner

Kevin M Zumbek

William F Mirusky

Robert E Fransen

Samuel J Adducci

Jonathan D Walker

Sean W Lenz

Jack E Caveney

Roger D Segroves

Mark Donnell

Bruce R Appino

Rey Bravo

Lawrence A Hillegonds

Stanley Paul Evans, Jr

Mark A Vogel

Michael R Walters

Tomasz K Waz

David P Newman

Stanley P Evans

Matthew C Isoda

Adam Sargis

Gabriela R Sims

Clark M Kromenaker

Gregory Lewis McClain

Charles T Newcomb

Scott E Goska

Shi Gui Zhang

Pierre Perez

Mark J Donnell

Lawrence Hillegonds

Gregory L Mcclain

A communications connector has a shielded jack body and a wire cap. The shielded jack body has a single pair of plug interface contacts having a first thickness and a single pair of insulation displacement having a second smaller thickness. The plug interface contacts are configured to electrically connect to the insulation displacement contacts. The wire cap is configured to terminate a pair of conductors to the pair of insulation displacement contacts by being secured to the shielded jack body in a direction perpendicular to a direction of an insertion of an associated connector.

Field terminable single pair ethernet connector with angled contacts

A communications connector has a main housing with a front opening and first, second, and third rear openings. The connector also has first, second, and third contacts, the first contact extends from the first rear opening of the main housing to the front opening of the main housing. The second contact extends from the second rear opening of the main housing to the front opening of the main housing. The third contact extends from the third rear opening of the main housing to a shield surrounding a front portion of the main housing.

Single pair ethernet connector

A communications connector has a main plug assembly and a wire cap that is configured to terminate a pair of conductors to the pair of contacts by being secured to a side of the main plug assembly in a direction perpendicular to a plane defined by a deflection direction of a latch of the connector. In another embodiment, a communications connector has a main plug assembly and two electrical contacts within the main plug assembly wherein each electrical contact has a first end having a forked receptacle and a second end having an IDC that is configured to have a conductor terminated in a direction perpendicular to a direction of mating insertion and parallel to a plane defined by the contact.

A strain relief system for a cable inserted within has a main housing with an opening and a series of ramp features and a series of serrations on an interior surface. The system also has a rotating collar with an opening in line with the opening of the main housing. The rotating collar having a series of follower features configured to be inserted into the opening of the main housing such that when the rotating collar is rotated relative to the main housing, the follower features engage the ramp features to compress the cable inserted with the strain relief system. The rotating collar also having at least one ratcheting tab configured to engage the series of serrations of the main housing such has to provide a ratcheting function between the rotating collar and the outer housing.

Field terminable cable and plug assembly

A vertical cable manager includes a base frame and a door. The base frame has upper and lower support legs and upper and lower crossbars between the support legs. The door has retractable hinge pins at corners of the door. The crossbars have hinge rod receptacles to receive respective hinge pins and elastic latch members having a flexible arm and a catch portion. The catch portions secure the hinge pins in the hinge rod receptacles with the door closed and are deflectable through elastic deformation of the flexible arm to allow travel of the hinge pins through the hinge rod receptacles and past the catch portions when the door is moved from an open to a closed position.

Vertical cable manager with slam-shut door

Vertical cable manager

An interlocking assembly for a dual hinged door, includes a first latch and second latch each rotatably secured to opposing sides of the door. Each Latch is linked to a first and second interference member respectively, such that positioning the first latch in an open position rotates first interference member in a path of rotation of the second interference member. In that configuration, second interference member is not permitted to rotate and prevents the second latch from opening.

Dual hinged door mechanism

An equipment rail and bracket assembly is provided. The equipment rail and bracket assembly includes an equipment rail and a bracket. The equipment rail is mounted to the bracket. The equipment rail includes a relief cut-out and a flexible tongue formed by the relief cut-out. The flexible tongue includes a bracket mounting opening for mounting the equipment rail to the bracket. The flexible tongue rotates relative to the equipment rail when the bracket is mounted to a cabinet.

Equipment rail and bracket assembly

A frame for a cabinet is provided. The frame includes a side-to-side beam, a front-to-back beam connected to the side-to-side beam, and a vertical post connected to the side-to-side beam. The front-to-back beam is inset relative to the vertical post to form a cable-routing area along a side of the frame.

Server cabinet

A bracket assembly for mounting a rack to a floor includes a bracket. The bracket includes a rack-mounting surface having at least one pair of rack-mounting openings for mounting the bracket to the rack, and a floor-mounting surface extending from the rack-mounting surface. The floor-mounting surface has at least three pairs of floor-mounting openings for mounting the bracket to the floor.

Two post rack with floor mounting brackets

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a cable manager. The cable manager includes a first side panel, a second side panel spaced apart from the first side panel, a first cross brace bracket connected to the first side panel and the second side panel, and a second cross brace bracket connected to the first side panel and the second side panel and spaced apart from the first cross brace bracket. The first side panel, the second side panel, the first cross brace bracket, and the second cross brace bracket define a first cable pathway for routing a first plurality of cables and a second cable pathway for routing a second plurality of cables.

Vertical cable management system

A release latch for a pre-terminated cassette is described. The pre-terminated cassette includes a release latch to allow removal of the pre-terminated cassette from a patch panel, where the patch panel includes a retaining feature for retaining the pre-terminated cassette. The release latch includes a cantilever beam located on the sidewall of the pre-terminated cassette. The cantilever beam has a hinge point that allows the beam to deflect with respect to the sidewall. The release latch further includes a depressing tab provided at the distal end of the cantilever beam and a latch tab protruding from the surface of the cantilever beam between the hinge point and the depressing tab. The latch tab is capable of engagement with the retaining feature of the patch panel when the cassette is installed in the patch panel.

Release latch for pre-terminated cassette

A wire containment cap for reducing horizontal strain on a cable terminated at a communication jack. The wire containment cap is part of the communication jack and includes a strain relief clip that may be actuated to apply pressure to the cable. The applied pressure holds the cable in place and helps prevent wire pairs of the cable from pulling out of terminals in the communication jack.

Wire containment cap with an integral strain relief clip

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Elwood, IL, United States of America

Robert L Fritz