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US 2021/0278620 A1Published application
Cassette Adapter and Method of Installation
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorBenjamin J. Berridge
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Abstract
A cassette adapter for the installation of a cassette in a patch panel of a data rack including a base configured to accept the cassette, a front frame connected to a distal end of the base, at least one latch connected to the base, and a mounting portion configured to mount the cassette adapter to the panel. The cassette adapter being configured to retain the cassette within the cassette adapter and connect the cassette to the patch panel in a removable fashion.
Claims20
A cassette adapter for accepting a cassette into a data rack, the cassette adapter comprising:
- a base, wherein the cassette is configured to rest, at least in part, on the base;
- a first sidewall located on a first side of the cassette adapter, the first sidewall including a first mounting portion configured to mount to a patch panel installed onto the data rack;
- a second sidewall located on a second side of the cassette adapter, the second sidewall including a second mounting portion configured to mount to the patch panel installed onto the data rack;
- a rear tower configured to abut against a rear protrusion of the cassette to restrain movement of the cassette in a rearward direction when the cassette is installed into the cassette adapter;
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- a front opening, wherein a connector adapter attached to a front face of the cassette is configured to extend through the front opening when the cassette is installed into the cassette adapter.
3 more elements
A data rack comprising:
- a patch panel;
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- a cassette adapter configured to be installed onto the patch panel, the cassette adapter comprising:
- a base, wherein a cassette installed into the cassette adapter is configured to rest, at least in part, on the base;
- a first sidewall located on a first side of the cassette adapter, the first sidewall including a first mounting portion configured to mount to the patch panel;
- a second sidewall located on a second side of the cassette adapter, the second sidewall including a second mounting portion configured to mount to the patch panel;
- a rear tower configured to abut against a rear protrusion of the cassette to restrain movement of the cassette in a rearward direction when the cassette is installed into the cassette adapter;
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- a front opening, wherein a connector adapter attached to a front face of the cassette is configured to extend through the front opening when the cassette is installed into the cassette adapter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.