Modular fiber optic tray
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1. A tray to support fiber optic equipment, said tray comprising:
- a tray body having a first side edge portion, a second side edge portion, a front side edge portion, a rear side edge portion and a middle portion, wherein said middle portion of said tray body has a plurality of cutout features;
wherein said first side edge portion is configured to be secured to a first rail;
wherein said second side edge portion is configured to be secured to a second rail; and
,wherein said plurality of cutout features are configured to engage with a mounting feature of a third rail such that the third rail may be removably secured to the tray body in a plurality of positions.
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Abstract
The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removeably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.
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1. A tray to support fiber optic equipment, said tray comprising:
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a tray body having a first side edge portion, a second side edge portion, a front side edge portion, a rear side edge portion and a middle portion, wherein said middle portion of said tray body has a plurality of cutout features; wherein said first side edge portion is configured to be secured to a first rail; wherein said second side edge portion is configured to be secured to a second rail; and
,wherein said plurality of cutout features are configured to engage with a mounting feature of a third rail such that the third rail may be removably secured to the tray body in a plurality of positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system to support fiber optic equipment, said system comprising:
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a tray body having a first side edge portion, a second side edge portion, a front side edge portion, a rear side edge portion and a middle portion, wherein said middle portion of said tray body has a first set of cutout features and a second set of cutout features; a first rail secured to said first side edge portion; a second rail secured to said second side edge portion; and
,a third rail having a mounting feature configured to be removably secured to said first set of cutout features or said second set of cutout features. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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