# US 2017/0285288 A1 · Telecommunications assembly

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- Number: US 2017/0285288 A1
- Document ID: US20170285288A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/589,582
- Filed: 2017-05-08
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2010-06-23
- Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Applicants: Commscope Technologies LLC
- Inventors: Dennis Krampotich; Jonathan Walter Coan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170285288A1

## CPC

- G02B 6/4457: {Bobbins; Reels}
- G02B 6/4446: {Cable boxes, e.g. splicing boxes with two or more multi fibre cables}
- G02B 6/4452: {Distribution frames}
- G02B 6/44526: {Panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack}
- G02B 6/4448: {Electro-optic}
- G02B 6/4453: {Cassettes}
- G02B 6/4455: {characterised by the way of extraction or insertion of the cassette in the distribution frame, e.g. pivoting, sliding, rotating or gliding}
- G02B 6/46: Processes or apparatus adapted for installing {or repairing} optical fibres or optical cables (installation of cables containing electric conductors and optical fibres H02G)
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis defining an interior region and a tray assembly disposed in the interior region. The tray assembly includes a tray and a cable spool assembly. The cable spool assembly is engaged to a base panel of the tray. The cable spool assembly is adapted to rotate relative to the tray. The cable spool assembly includes a hub, a flange engaged to the hub and an adapter module. The flange defines a termination area. The adapter module is engaged to the termination module of the flange. The adapter module is adapted to slide relative to the flange in a direction that is generally parallel to the flange between an extended position and a retracted position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

(canceled)

### Claim 2

A telecommunications apparatus comprising:
a panel having a bottom wall; two, opposite, sides; a first end; and a second end, that together define a panel interior, the panel having a front opening that provides access to the panel interior;
a cable spool assembly mounted to the panel at a location above a top side of the bottom wall of the panel, the cable spool assembly including first and second, opposite, flanges with a drum positioned therebetween, the cable spool assembly being adapted to rotate relative to the panel; and
an adapter module mounted on the first flange of the cable spool assembly, the adapter module being adapted to slide relative to the panel between a retracted position and an extended position, the adapter module being adapted to rotate in unison with the cable spool assembly when a fiber optic cable is paid out from the cable spool assembly.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein when the cable spool assembly is locked in a rotational position with the adapter module facing the front opening, the adapter module is adapted to slide in a direction that is generally parallel to a front-to-back direction.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the adapter module includes a first side and a second side, wherein when the cable spool assembly is locked in a rotational position, the first side of the adapter module is aligned with and facing the front opening of the panel such that the first and second sides of the adapter module are accessible from a front side of the panel through the front opening.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the adapter module is positioned near an edge of the cable spool assembly.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the adapter module includes a carrier with first and second rails and a cross-support that extends between the first and second rails, the first and second rails each defining a slot that extends in the front-to-back direction when the cable spool assembly is locked in the rotational position.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising fasteners adapted to engage the slot of the first and second rails to provide stops at the retracted position and the extended position.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the adapter module has a range of travel of at least two inches.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the carrier includes an adapter mounting bracket, the adapter mounting bracket defining a plurality of adapter openings adapted to receive a plurality of fiber optic adapters.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, wherein when the cable spool assembly is locked in the rotational position, the plurality of adapter openings are arranged in a line that is generally perpendicular relative to the front-to-back direction such that the slide movement of the adapter module is generally perpendicular to the line of the plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted in the adapter mounting bracket.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the plurality of fiber optic adapters each have a first side and a second side, the first and second sides of the plurality of fiber optic adapters being accessible through the front opening of the panel.