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US 11,686,911 B2Granted
Optical distribution and splice frame including enclosures
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsThomas M. Sedor, Max W. Hibner, Michael R. Walters, Alex C. Brouwer, Michael Mayo, Bon B. Sledzinski, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Abstract
An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.
Claims16
A cable management system comprising:
- a rack;
- an enclosure configured to be installed onto the rack, the enclosure having a 1 RU width, and the enclosure comprising:
- a tray configured to slide along an axis within the enclosure, the tray occupies a width that is ¾ RU width;
- a front door;
- a rear stop bracket;
- and
- a cable slack manager configured to slide within the enclosure along the same axis as the tray, wherein the cable slack manager includes a tunnel pathway configured to route a length of slack cable received from a cassette installed onto the tray, and wherein the cable slack manager occupies a width of ¼ RU within the enclosure;
- the cassette configured to be installed into the tray;
- a vertical cable manager configured to be secured to a first side of the rack;
- and
- an incoming cable manager configured to be secured to a second side of the rack.
8 more elements
A cable management system comprising:
- a rack;
- an enclosure configured to be installed onto the rack, the enclosure having a 1 RU width, and the enclosure comprising:
- a tray configured to slide along an axis within the enclosure, the tray occupies a width that is ¾ RU width;
- a first outer cable manager secured to a first side of the tray and configured to slide along the same axis as the tray, wherein the first outer cable manager includes a tunnel pathway configured to route a length of slack cable received from a cassette installed onto the tray;
- and
- a front door hingedly attached to a front side of the enclosure to rotate about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- the cassette configured to be installed into the tray;
- a vertical cable manager configured to be secured to a first side of the rack;
- and
- an incoming cable manager configured to be secured to a second side of the rack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.