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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2011
Timothy W. Anderson, Omaha, NE (US);
Craig B. Wilson, Allen, TX (US);
Andrew Foreman, Carrollton, TX (US);
Timothy W. Anderson, Omaha, NE (US);
Craig B. Wilson, Allen, TX (US);
Andrew Foreman, Carrollton, TX (US);
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A communications shelf configured to support at least one communications adapter panel includes first and second spaced sidewalls and a first bracket mounted at the first sidewall, the first bracket including a mounting portion fixed relative to the first sidewall and a cantilevered portion projecting away from the first bracket mounting portion and having an end, the first bracket cantilevered portion being configured to shift from a first position wherein the first bracket cantilevered portion end is spaced a first distance from the first sidewall to a second position wherein the first bracket cantilevered end is spaced a second, smaller distance, from the first sidewall under application of a force and to return to the first position when the force is discontinued, the first bracket cantilevered portion including at least one pivot pin or at least one opening forming a bearing for a pivot shaft.