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US 2002/0159743 A1Published application
Optical fiber distribution panel assembly
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorLiang Hwang
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Abstract
An optical fiber distribution panel assembly wherein a panel holding fiber connector blocks is pivotably mounted to a base member about a horizontal axis. Fibers exiting an optical switching module supported on the base member are routed up the sides of the panel and terminated at appropriate ones of the fiber connector blocks. Excess slack fiber is coiled and placed on fiber takeup saddles secured to a panel overlying the connector block field. A cover panel overlies the saddle-holding panel to complete the assembly.
Claims7
An optical fiber distribution panel assembly comprising:
- a base member;
- a first panel hingedly secured to said base member about a horizontal axis, said first panel having a pair of lateral edges extending upwardly from the horizontal axis and said first panel being formed with a plurality of apertures each adapted to receive a respective fiber connector block;
- a pair of fiber channels each mounted to a respective one of the lateral edges of said first panel;
- a second panel secured to said pair of fiber channels;
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- a plurality of fiber takeup saddles mounted to said second panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.