Fiber management system
AssigneeTelect, Inc.
InventorXin Xin
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Abstract
A fiber management apparatus includes a module for managing fibers. In one implementation, the module includes at least two trays. An upper one of the trays is slidable and pivotable relative to a base tray to allow access to fibers managed by the base tray. In another implementation, the module is coupled to a chassis and is pivotable through an angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the chassis. A kit for mounting a chassis includes at least two different sized sets of brackets for mounting the chassis to racks of various different widths. A method of managing fibers includes pulling a module having multiple trays out of a chassis, pulling a first exposed one of the trays outward from the chassis, and lifting the first tray to expose a second one of the trays.
Claims19
A fiber management apparatus comprising:
- a module adapted to manage fibers, the module comprising a plurality of trays, the plurality of trays including a first tray and a second tray, the first tray being coupled to the second tray at a tray axis,
- wherein the first tray is pivotable about the tray axis relative to the second tray,
- wherein the first tray is slidable relative to the second tray in a direction substantially parallel to the tray axis;
- and
- wherein each of the first and second trays comprises a fiber mount configured to hold at least one of (i) a plurality of fiber patch connections, or (ii) a splice cassette.
A fiber management apparatus comprising:
- a chassis;
- and
- a module adapted to manage fibers, the module being coupled to the chassis at a hinge defining a module axis, such that the module is pivotable about the module axis through an angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the chassis,
- wherein the module comprises a plurality of trays, the plurality of trays including a first tray and a second tray,
- wherein the first tray is coupled to the second tray, and
- wherein the plurality of trays is constrained to pivot together about the module axis, and
- wherein the first tray of the plurality of trays is pivotable about a tray axis relative to the second tray of the plurality of trays, the tray axis being non-parallel with the module axis.
A method of managing fibers, comprising:
- pulling a module out of a chassis, the module having a first tray and a second tray, the first tray being coupled to the second tray at a tray axis;
- sliding the first tray relative to the second tray in a direction substantially parallel to the tray axis;
- lifting the first tray to expose the second tray;
- and
- repeating the sliding and lifting steps at least once on the second tray, to expose at least a third one of the trays.
A fiber management apparatus comprising:
- a module adapted to manage fibers, the module comprising a plurality of trays, the plurality of trays including a first tray and a second tray,
- wherein the first tray is pivotably coupled to the second tray at a tray axis,
- wherein the plurality of trays is constrained to pivot together about the module axis,
- wherein the tray axis is non-parallel with the module axis, and
- wherein the first and second trays each contain at least one fiber connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.