Ciena Corporation

Warren Odd Johnsen

Simon John Edward Shearman

Latches for securing circuit board assemblies within a slot of a telecommunications chassis are provided. In one embodiment, a latch for restricting motion of a substrate with respect to a fixed component within a slot of the telecommunications chassis is described. For example, the latch may include a mounting section allowing the latch to be mounted to the substrate. The latch may also include a cantilever section and an arc section connecting the mounting section to the cantilever section. Furthermore, the latch may include a retention component extending from a surface of the cantilever section. The retention component may be configured to restrict motion of the substrate when engaged with the fixed component within the slot.

Spring-type latch for securing a networking module within a slot of a chassis

A support system for a single person installation of a network element chassis in a rack with a plurality of posts includes a plurality of supporting 'L' brackets each including a horizontal side adapted to support the network element chassis and a vertical side; a plurality of support mounting brackets each including two ends and each slidably connectable to the vertical side of a supporting 'L' bracket based on positioning of the plurality of posts in the rack; and a plurality of rack mount brackets each connectable to one of the two ends and adapted to connect to holes in a post on the rack.

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Kanata, Canada

Warren Odd Johnsen