High-density multi-fiber adapter housings
AssigneeCorning Cable Systems LLC
InventorsMonique Lise Cote, Sean Christopher Kelly, Michael Heath Rasmussen
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Abstract
An adapter housing for receiving a plurality of multi-fiber connectors includes a rectangular, box-like housing structure having opposing side walls and a back wall that to adapted to mount in a 2-U space in an equipment rack, wherein the housing structure has a width of no greater than about 17.75 inches and a height of no greater than about 3.50 inches. A bank of adapters is provided for receiving multi-fiber connectors. The bank of adapters includes individual connector-adapter-connector locations that together receive at least 200 multi-fiber connector pairs within the housing structure.
Claims15
An adapter housing for receiving a plurality of multi-fiber connectors, the adapter housing comprising:
- a rectangular, box-like housing structure having opposing side walls and a back wall adapted to mount in a 2-U space in an equipment rack, wherein the housing structure has a width of no greater than about 17.75 inches and a height of no greater than about 3.50 inches;
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- a bank of adapters comprising at least one grouping of a plurality of adapters, wherein each adapter is configured to receive two multi-fiber connectors, and wherein each adapter is aligned side-by-side in the grouping with major side walls of adjacent adapters facing each other, the bank of adapters comprising individual connector-adapter-connector locations of at least 200 adapters configured to receive up to 2400 connector pairs within the housing structure.
An adapter housing for receiving a plurality of multi-fiber connectors, the adapter housing comprising:
- a rectangular, box-like housing structure having opposing side walls and a back wall that mounts in a 2-U space in an equipment rack, wherein the housing structure has a width of no greater than about 17.75 inches and a height of no greater than about 3.50 inches;
- at least one shelf within the housing structure;
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- an adapter row supported by the at least one shelf the adapter row comprising at least 40 individual connector-adapter-connector locations at least one connector-adapter-connector location having an adapter configured to receive two multi-fiber connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.