US 12,216,320 B2Granted

Mounting system for reversible cassette

AssigneeBelden Canada Ulc

InventorsLucas Rakoto-Sam, Simon Lyonnais-Bourque, Dwayne Crawford

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Abstract

A reversible fiber optic cassette is disclosed for mounting in one of a first orientation and a second reversed orientation on a tray a plurality of stabilizing slots. At least one stabilizing member is held within a respective aperture in a cassette bottom such that an L-shaped slot engaging portion extends above the first surface and a second L-shaped slot engaging portion extends above the second surface. Each of the second L-shaped slot engaging portions engages with a respective one of the stabilizing slots when the cassette is on the tray in the first orientation and each of the first slot engaging portions engages with a respective one of the stabilizing slots when the cassette is on the tray in the second reversed orientation.

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Dependent claims

A reversible fiber optic cassette for mounting in one of a first orientation and a second reversed orientation in a rack comprising a cassette receiving tray, the tray comprising a plurality of stabilizing slots, the cassette comprising:

a cassette body comprising a bottom comprising a first surface and a second surface;
at least one stabilizing member held within a respective aperture in said bottom and such that a first L-shaped slot engaging portion of each of said stabilizing members extends above said first surface and a second L-shaped slot engaging portion of each of said stabilizing members extends above said second surface, each of said second L-shaped slot engaging portions for engaging with a respective one of the stabilizing slots when the cassette is on the tray in the first orientation and such that the tray is between an outer end of said second L-shaped slot engaging portions and said second surface and each of said first slot engaging portions for engaging with a respective one of the stabilizing slots when the cassette is on the tray in the second reversed orientation and such that the tray is between an outer end of said first L-shaped slot engaging portion and said first surface.

A fiber optic cassette for mounting in one of a first orientation and a second reversed orientation in a rack comprising a cassette receiving tray, the tray comprising a plurality stabilizing slots, the cassette comprising:

a cassette body comprising a bottom comprising a first surface and a second surface;
at least one stabilising member comprising a flat first part, a flat second part and a flat third part comprising a pair of opposed edges, each of said flat first part and said flat second part interconnected at right angles to a respective one of said opposed edges and such that each of said first part and said second part extend away from said third part in opposite directions;
wherein said stabilising member is secured within a respective aperture in said bottom and such that said first part is arranged a first distance above and in parallel to said first surface, said flat second part is arranged a second distance below and in parallel to said second surface and said third part intersects said bottom at right angles.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/932,484Filed 15 Sep 2022 · us provisional application
Priority: 15 Sep 2021
Published: US 2023/0080816 A116 Mar 2023
Granted: 4 Feb 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G02B 6/4455
Cassettes: characterised by the way of extraction or insertion of the cassette in the distribution frame, e.g. pivoting, sliding, rotating or gliding
G02B 6/44526
Distribution frames: panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack
G02B 6/44715
Terminating devices ; Cable clamps: fan-out devices
G02B
Optical elements, systems or apparatus

Family

Application63/261,220Us provisional application · filed 15 Sep 2021
US 2023/0080816 A1Pre-grant publication · published 16 Mar 2023
US 12,216,320 B2This patent

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