Structured fiber optic cassette with multi-furcated cable access
AssigneeAlliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.
InventorsWei Cheng Lee, Jui Yang Hung, Jin Rong Liang
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Abstract
To minimize the space requirement inside a cassette and make cable retention force consistent and easy for fiber routing/rework, a cassette includes a cassette base molded to include a plurality of holders, a cassette cover to close the cassette base, and a plurality of blocks, respectively disposed into the holders, each of the blocks including one or more holes to accommodate one or more fiber cables. The fiber cables are fixed in the holes using a type of adhesive. In addition, bare fibers are placed inside the cassette to communicate respectively with the fiber cables.
Claims10
A cassette comprising:
- a cassette base molded to include a plurality of holders;
- a cassette cover;
- a plurality of blocks, respectively disposed into the holders, each of the blocks including one or more holes to hold one ends of one or more fiber cables by a type of adhesive, wherein the other ends of the fiber cables are extended respectively to an array of sockets mounted on one or more sides of the cassette to receive optical plugs, and
- bare fibers placed inside the cassette to communicate respectively with the one ends of the fiber cables.
A cassette comprising:
- a cassette base molded to include a plurality of first and second holders and an array of sockets;
- a cassette cover to enclose the cassette base;
- a plurality of first blocks, respectively disposed into the first holders, each of the first blocks including one or more holes to hold one ends of a first group of fiber cables inserted therein and by a type of adhesive;
- a plurality of second blocks, respectively disposed into the second holders, each of the second blocks including one or more holes to hold one ends of a second group of fiber cables inserted therein and by a type of adhesive, wherein the other ends of the fiber cables in the first and second groups are extended respectively to the array of sockets mounted to receive corresponding optical plugs, and
- bare fibers placed inside the cassette to couple respectively with the one ends of the fiber cables in the first and second blocks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.