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US 12,681,242 B2Granted
High density fiber cassette and enclosure
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsThomas M. Sedor, Benjamin J. Berridge, Max W. Hibner, Gregory L. Kuffel
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Abstract
A high-density fiber cassette and enclosure for installing the cassette are part of a cable management system. The cassette provides a more efficient design enabling installation of additional fiber connecter adapters, thus resulting in high fiber connector density within a given RU space.
Claims16
A fiber cassette comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a top cover;
- a first side wall;
- a second side wall opposite to the first side wall;
- a rear face;
- and
- a front face including a plurality of openings arranged in a single layer horizontal row, each of the openings configured to receive a duplex LC type fiber connector adapter that enables at least twenty-six (26) fiber optic connections in a horizontal row, wherein a divider wall spans from a top to a bottom of the front face and is positioned between adjacent openings included in the plurality of openings on the front face;
- and
- wherein the fiber cassette is configured to be installed into a 1 RU enclosure including a tray, the tray being configured to removably install up to, but not more than, two (2) of the same fiber cassettes to enable up to fifty-two (52) fiber optic connections in a single layer horizontal row.
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A fiber enclosure comprising:
- a chassis;
- a first cassette tray installed within the chassis, the first cassette tray configured to translate within the fiber enclosure and hold a first fiber cassette, wherein the fiber enclosure is a 1 RU sized enclosure;
- and
- the first fiber cassette comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a top cover;
- a first side wall;
- a second side wall opposite to the first side wall;
- a rear face;
- and
- a front face including a plurality of openings arranged in a single layer horizontal row, each of the openings configured to receive a duplex type fiber connector adapter that enables at least twenty-six (26) fiber optic connections in a horizontal row, wherein a divider wall spans from a top to a bottom of the front face and is positioned between adjacent openings included in the plurality of openings on the front face;
- and
- a second fiber cassette configured to be installed next to the first fiber cassette on the first cassette tray, wherein the second fiber cassette includes a second front face including a plurality of second openings arranged in a single layer horizontal row, each of the second openings configured to each receive a second fiber connector adapter configured to enable at least twenty-six (26) fiber optic connections in a horizontal row, such that when the first fiber cassette and the second fiber cassette are installed onto the first cassette tray up to fifty-two (52) fiber optic connections are enabled within the 1 RU width of the fiber enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.