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US 6,944,387 B2Granted
Fiber optic connector tray system
AssigneeTelect, Inc.
InventorsBret L. Howell, Paul N. Poshusta
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable connector tray system with a tray framework with a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side, a plurality of fiber optic cable adapter holders mounted to the tray framework such that fiber optic connectors therein would be in a generally transverse orientation from the first side to the second side of the tray framework, the plurality of fiber optic cable adapter holders each having a first adapter mount area configured to receive a first adapter; a second adapter mount area configured to receive a second adapter; and a fiber optic cable passageway between the first adapter mount area and the second adapter mount.
Claims27
A fiber optic cable connector tray system comprising:
- a tray framework with a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side;
- a plurality of fiber optic cable adapter holding structures mounted to the tray framework such that fiber optic connectors therein would be in a generally transverse orientation from the first side to the second side of the tray framework, the plurality of fiber optic cable adapter holding structures each comprising:
- a first adapter mount area configured to receive a first adapter;
- a second adapter mount area configured to receive a second adapter;
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- a fiber optic cable passageway between the first adapter mount area and the second adapter mount area.
3 more elements
A fiber optic cable connector tray comprised of:
- a tray framework with a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side;
- a plurality of fiber optic cable adapter holding structures mounted to the tray framework, the fiber optic adapter holding structures being mounted such that fiber optic connectors therein would be in a general orientation from the first side to the second side fo the tray framework and including an adapter holding structure comprised of:
- a first adapter mount area configured to receive a first adapter, the first adapter mount area including an alignment guide disposed to insert into an aperture in the first adapter when the adapter is mounted to the framework;
- a second adapter mount area configured to receive a second adapter, the second adapter mount area including an alignment guide disposed to insert into an aperture in the second adapter when the adapter is mounted to the framework;
- a first latch configured to secure the first adapter to the first adapter mount area, and a second latch configured to secure the second adapter to the framework;
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- a fiber optic cable passageway between the first adapter mount area and the second adapter mount area;
- wherein a first one of the plurality of adapter holding structures is mounted offset from a second one of the plurality of adapter holding structures, and disposed such that a fiber optic cable connected to the first one of the plurality of adapter holding structures may be routed through the fiber optic cable passageway of the second one of the plurality of adapter holding structures.
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A fiber optic cable adapter holding structure comprised of:
- a first adapter mount area configured to receive a first FC-type adapter, the first adapter mount area including an alignment guide disposed to insert into an aperture in the first FC-type adapter when the adapter is mounted to a holder framework;
- a second adapter mount area configured to receive a second FC-type adapter, the second adapter mount area including an alignment guide disposed to insert into an aperture in the second FC-type adapter when the adapter is mounted to the holder framework;
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- a first latch configured to secure the first FC-type adapter to the first adapter mount area, and a second latch configured to secure the second FC-type adapter to the holder framework;
- and
- a fiber optic cable passageway between the first adapter mount area and the second adapter mount area.
3 more elements
A fiber optic cable adapter holding structure for use in combination with an FC adapter, the adapter holding structure comprised of:
- a first adapter mount area on a holder framework configured to receive a first FC-type adapter, the first adapter mount area including an alignment guide disposed to insert into an aperture in the first FC-type adapter when the adapter is mounted to the holder framework;
- a first latch configured to secure the first FC-type adapter to the first adapter mount area;
- wherein one of the first adapter mount area and a second adapter mount area on the holder framework has a width which is less than or equal to the FC-type adapter width;
- and
- the second adapter mount area on the holder framework configured to receive a second FC-type adapter, the second adapter mount area including an alignment guide disposed to insert into an aperture in the second FC-type adapter when the adapter is mounted to the holder framework.
2 more elements
A fiber optic cable adapter holding structure comprised of:
- a first adapter mount area configured to receive a first FC-type adapter, the first adapter mount area including an alignment means to position the first FC-type adapter when it is mounted to a framework;
- a second adapter mount area configured to receive a second FC-type adapter, the second adapter mount area including an alignment means to position the second FO-type adapter when it is mounted to the framework;
- a first attachment means to secure the first FC-type adapter to the first adapter mount area, and a second attachment means to secure the second FC-type adapter to the framework and
- a fiber optic cable passageway between the first adapter mount area and the second adapter mount area.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.