Horizontal fiber optic patching assembly
AssigneeOrtronics, Inc.
InventorsAdam Murano, Chester H. Rynaski
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Abstract
Assemblies and methods are provided for facilitating fiber optic patching. More particularly, the assemblies and methods generally involve mounting fiber optic patch ports arranged along a horizontal plane with respect to a tray. The tray is movably positioned within a cabinet enclosure, e.g., in a pivotal or translational (sliding) relationship, thereby providing easy access to the ports. The horizontal configuration advantageously increases fiber optic patching density within a cabinet structure while maintaining port accessibility.
Claims26
A fiber optic patching assembly, comprising:
- (a) a cabinet enclosure defining a receiving cavity;
- (b) a patch tray defining a front side and movably positioned within the receiving cavity of the cabinet enclosure;
- (c) a plurality of fiber optic ports mounted in a horizontal plane relative to the tray, each fiber optic port defining at least one port opening;
- wherein the plurality of fiber optic ports are aligned in a plurality of horizontal rows in the horizontal plane, each horizontal row defines a vertical plane that is transversely aligned relative to the front side of the tray;
- and;
- wherein each port opening in a particular horizontal row is (i) oriented at an acute angle or perpendicular relative to the horizontal plane;
- and (ii) aligned with the vertical plane defined by the horizontal row.
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A method for configuring fiber optic ports, comprising the steps of:
- (a) mounting a plurality of fiber optic ports with respect to a tray in a horizontal plane, each fiber optic port defining at least one port opening and the plurality of fiber optic ports being aligned in a plurality of horizontal rows in the horizontal plane;
- and
- (b) movably mounting the tray with respect to a cabinet enclosure, with the tray defining a front side;
- and
- wherein each horizontal row defines a vertical plane that is transversely aligned relative to the front side of the tray;
- and
- wherein each port opening in a particular horizontal row is (i) oriented at an acute angle or perpendicular relative to the horizontal plane;
- and (ii) aligned with the vertical plane defined by the horizontal row.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.