# US 2022/0035112 A1 · Fiber Optic Cable Distribution And Management System > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0035112 A1 - Document ID: US20220035112A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/944,288 - Filed: 2020-07-31 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-31 - Assignees: Google Inc. - Applicants: Google LLC - Inventors: Charles Poe; Mathew Berg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220035112A1 ## CPC - G02B 6/44526: {Panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack} - G02B 6/44528: {Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box (routing arrangements H04Q1/00)} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract This disclosure provides a fiber optic cable management system for cable distribution, organization and management. The fiber optic cable management system may provide features for cable routing, protection, separation and slack storage for the fiber optic cables placed, disposed or passed through the fiber optic cable management system. In one example, the fiber optic cable management system includes a front housing having a ceiling, a bottom structure, and side panels connecting the ceiling and the bottom structure. A rear housing is connected to the front housing. The rear housing has a frame assembly connected to the ceiling and the bottom structure. A plurality of patch panel supports disposed in the front housing configured to receive a patch panel assembly. A ceiling cable management structure formed on the ceiling, wherein the ceiling cable management structure defines at least two troughs on the ceiling. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fiber optic cable management system, comprising: a front housing having a ceiling, a bottom structure, and side panels connecting the ceiling and the bottom structure; a rear housing connected to the front housing, the rear housing having a frame assembly connected to the ceiling and the bottom structure; a plurality of patch panel supports disposed in the front housing configured to receive a patch panel assembly; and a ceiling cable management structure formed on the ceiling, wherein the ceiling cable management structure defines at least two troughs on the ceiling. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 1, wherein the ceiling cable management structure further comprises: a dividing axis formed in the ceiling cable management structure, defining a first portion and a second portion of the ceiling. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 2, further comprising: a plurality of positioning posts formed on the dividing axis of the ceiling cable management structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 2, further comprising: a middle flange formed in the dividing axis. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The fiber optic cable management of claim 4, wherein the ceiling cable management structure further comprises: at least a front side flange and a front edge flange formed at a front side of the first portion; and at least a rear side flange and a rear edge flange formed at a rear side of the second portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The fiber optic cable management of claim 5, wherein the front edge flange, front side flange and the middle flange define a first trough in the ceiling cable management structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The fiber optic cable management of claim 5, wherein the rear edge flange, rear side flange and the middle flange define a second trough in the ceiling cable management structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 2, wherein the first portion of the ceiling is defined by the front housing and the second portion of the ceiling is defined by the rear housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 2, wherein the dividing axis is formed at an interface where the front housing is connected to the rear housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 1, further comprising: a slack cable management structure disposed in the front housing adjacent to the plurality of the patch panel supports. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 10, further comprising: a plurality of bracket retainers formed on a side of the slack cable management structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 11, wherein the bracket retainers are configured to receive a cable from the ceiling cable management structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of bracket retainers comprises: an upper bracket; and a lower bracket, wherein the upper bracket is vertically offset from the lower bracket. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of cable collectors formed on a sidewall of the rear housing. ### Claim 15 A fiber optic cable management system, comprising: a front housing having a ceiling, a bottom structure, and side panels; a rear housing connected to the front housing, the rear housing having a frame assembly connected to the ceiling and the bottom structure; a ceiling cable management structure formed on the ceiling; and a plurality of positioning posts formed in the ceiling cable management structure, wherein each of the plurality of positioning posts is configured to divert a cable routed therethrough from a first incoming direction to a second outgoing direction different from the first incoming direction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 15, further comprising: a first trough and a second trough formed in the ceiling cable management structure, wherein the plurality of positioning posts is disposed between the first trough and the second trough. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 16, wherein the first trough is defined in the front housing and the second trough is defined by the rear housing. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 15, further comprising: a plurality of bracket retainers formed on a side of the front housing and configured to receive the cable routed from the ceiling cable management structure. ### Claim 19 A method for managing cable distribution in a fiber optic cable management system, comprising: routing a cable connected from a patch panel assembly to a ceiling cable management structure disposed in a fiber optic cable management system; and diverting the cable from a first incoming routing direction to a second outgoing routing direction by a plurality of positioning posts disposed in the ceiling cable management structure. ### Claim 20 (depends on 3) The fiber optic cable management system of claim 3, wherein the positioning posts are configured to divert a cable routed therethrough from a first incoming direction to a second outgoing direction different from the first incoming direction.