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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Jennifer L. Miller, Farmington, MN (US);
Paul W. Schmokel, Prior Lake, MN (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A telecommunications device including a chassis having a card housing for containing a plurality of splitter cards. The card housing includes front and back ends. The front end of the card housing defines an access opening for allowing the splitter cards to be inserted into or removed from the card housing. The device also includes a plurality of card edge connectors for providing electrical connections with the splitter cards. The card edge connectors are located within the card housing adjacent to the back end of the housing. Each card edge connector is arranged in a generally horizontal orientation. The device further includes forwardly facing LINE, POTS and DATA connectors that are electrically connected to the card edge connectors. At least the LINE and POTS connectors are positioned in a generally horizontal orientation.