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US 8,285,103 B2Granted
Fiber distribution hubs with swing frame chassis
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsRandy Reagan, Jeffrey Gniadek, Thomas Parsons, Michael Noonan
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Abstract
A fiber distribution hub includes a swing frame chassis pivotally mounted within an enclosure. The swing frame chassis includes a splitter mounting location at which optical splitters can be mounted and an optical termination field. The optical termination field includes multiple fiber optic adapters.
Claims29
A fiber distribution device comprising:
- an enclosure
- a swing frame chassis pivotally mounted within the enclosure;
- at least a first optical splitter module mounted to the swing frame chassis, the first optical splitter module being configured to receive an incoming optical signal and to split the incoming optical signal into a plurality of output signals;
- a plurality of pigtails having connectorized ends, at least portions of the pigtails being carried by the swing frame chassis, each of the pigtails being configured to transmit one of the output signals split by the first optical splitter module;
- an optical termination field positioned within the enclosure, the optical termination field including a plurality of fiber optic adapters configured to receive the connectorized ends of the pigtails;
- and
- a connector storage location carried by the swing frame chassis, the connector storage location including connector holders for holding the connectorized ends of the pigtails when the connectorized ends of the pigtails are not received at the optical termination field, the connector holders not being functional fiber optic adapters.
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A fiber distribution device comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a swing frame chassis pivotally mounted within the enclosure;
- at least a first optical splitter module positioned within the enclosure, the first optical splitter module being configured to receive an incoming optical signal and to split the incoming optical signal into a plurality of output signals;
- a plurality of pigtails having connectorized ends, at least portions of the pigtails being carried by the swing frame chassis, each of the pigtails being configured to transmit one of the output signals split by the first optical splitter module;
- an optical termination field carried by the swing frame chassis, the optical termination field including a plurality of fiber optic adapters configured to receive the connectorized ends of the pigtails;
- and
- a connector storage location carried by the swing frame chassis, the connector storage location including connector holders for holding the connectorized ends of the pigtails when the connectorized ends of the pigtails are not received at the optical termination field, the connector holders not being functional fiber optic adapters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.