Adapter block assembly
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsScott C. SIEVERS, Loren J. MATTSON
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Abstract
An adapter block assembly includes two housing pieces that cooperate to hold one or more adapters therebetween. The two housing pieces are removably latched together. Labels can be placed over the latches. Certain types of adapter block assemblies are configured to receive multi-fiber plug connectors. Certain types of adapter block assemblies include securement arrangements at opposite ends thereof to aid in mounting the adapter block assemblies to frames, trays, chassis, or other such structures.
Claims21
-33. (canceled)
An adapter block assembly having a length extending between a first end and a second end, the adapter block assembly having a first port side and an opposite second port side that each extend along the length between the first and second ends, the adapter block assembly comprising:
- a first housing piece that extends along the length between the first and second ends, the first housing piece defining the first port side, the first housing piece also including a first portion of a retention arrangement;
- a second housing piece that extends along the length between the first and second ends, the second housing piece defining the second port side, the second housing piece also including a second portion of a retention arrangement, the second portion being configured to mate with the first portion to hold the first and second housing pieces together, wherein the first and second cavities cooperate to define an interior when the first and second housing pieces are held together;
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- an adapter disposed within the interior, the adapter including a body extending between a first port and a second port, wherein an intermediate portion of the body engages at least one of the first and second housing pieces.
A fixture for use in assembling an adapter block assembly, the fixture comprising:
- a body including a base that is elongated along a length between a first end and a second end;
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- a plurality of alignment members disposed in a row along the base and extending upwardly from the base, each alignment member being sized to fit within a port of an adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.