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US 2025/0147257 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 comprising:
- a first mounting post configured to attach to a first mounting feature at a front portion of a patch panel;
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- a second mounting post configured to attach to a second mounting feature at the front portion of the patch panel;
- and
- a pair of front cassette retainers configured to secure a front side of a cassette during a rear install of the cassette into the patch panel;
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- a pair of rear cassette retainers configured to secure a rear side of the cassette during a rear install of the cassette into the patch panel.
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A cassette adapter comprising:
- a first mounting post configured to attach to a first mounting feature at a front portion of a patch panel;
- and
- a second mounting post configured to attach to a second mounting feature at the front portion of the patch panel;
- and
- a pair of first front cassette retainers configured to secure a front side of a first cassette during a rear install of the first cassette into the patch panel;
- a pair of first rear cassette retainers configured to secure a rear side of the first cassette during a rear install of the first cassette into the patch panel;
- a pair of second front cassette retainers configured to secure a front side of a second cassette during a rear install of the second cassette into the patch panel;
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- a pair of second rear cassette retainers configured to secure a rear side of the second cassette during a rear install of the second cassette into the patch panel, wherein the first cassette and the second cassette are arranged in a stacked orientation when installed into the cassette adapter.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.