| US 7,589,277 B2 | ||
| Multimedia patching box | ||
| Bradley Scott Kessler, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (US); Jeffrey Scott Hartzler, Minnetonka, Minn. (US); and Cory Lee Grabinger, Maple Grove, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 14, 2007, as Appl. No. 12/2,177. | ||
| Application 12/002177 is a division of application No. 10/925747, filed on Aug. 24, 2004, granted, now 7,330,546. | ||
| Application 10/925747 is a division of application No. 09/708800, filed on Nov. 08, 2000, granted, now 6,788,786. | ||
| Application 09/708800 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/667877, filed on Sep. 22, 2000, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0093101 A1, Apr. 24, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H02G 3/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 174—50 [174/480; 174/481; 174/53; 174/58; 220/3.2; 220/3.3; 248/906; 379/413.04] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A multimedia patching box comprising:
a generally rectangular housing including a first wall positioned opposite from a second wall, the housing also including
opposing third and fourth walls that extend between the first and second walls, the housing further including a front and
a back, the back being defined by a rear wall;
a panel mounted adjacent the front of the housing;
a plurality of multimedia connectors mounted on the panel; and
the housing defining at least one cable access structure for allowing cables to enter or exit the housing, the cable access
structure including a first notch formed in the first wall adjacent the back of the housing, a second notch formed in the
second wall adjacent the back of the housing, and a slot formed in the rear wall of the housing, the slot extending continuously
from the first notch to the second notch.
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