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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2010
Chois A. Blackwell, Jr., North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Terry D. Cox, Keller, TX (US);
Chois A. Blackwell, Jr., North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Terry D. Cox, Keller, TX (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Communications system housings, assemblies, and related alignment features and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, communications cards and related assemblies and methods that include one or more alignment features are disclosed. In certain embodiments, at least one digital connector disposed in the communications card is configured to engage at least one complementary digital connector to align at least one RF connector also disposed in the communications card with at least one complementary RF connector. In other embodiments, printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies are disclosed that include a moveable standoff to provide an alignment feature. In other embodiments, distributed antenna systems and assemblies that include one or more alignment features are disclosed. In certain embodiments, an enclosure is provided that includes a midplane support configured to support a midplane interface card in a datum plane for establishing at least one connection to at least one distributed antenna system component.