Patents Examined by M. Chan
  • Patent number: 6233239
    Abstract: A package for communication equipment has a housing fitted with a locking mechanism and electrical/communication power supply and distribution, and includes UP, DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT faces for assembly with other housings. The locking mechanism includes a rotatable axle penetrating the housing and having a first end located outside of the housing and a second end located inside of the housing. A camming hook having a distal end is mounted on the rotatable axle inside the housing to rotate with the axle and locks into position when rotated in a first direction, to bring a movable electrical contact to make resilient electrical contact with a stationary live contact. When the rotatable axle is rotated in a direction opposite to the first direction, the mechanism becomes unlocked and breaks the electrical connection at the movable electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Cisco Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Benayoun, Jean-Francois Le Pennec, Patrick Michel, Patrick Cavallo