Adapter panel with lateral sliding adapter arrays
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1. An adapter panel arrangement comprising:
- a chassis defining an interior;
an elongated guide coupled to the chassis, the elongated guide defining an elongated channel, the elongated guide including a first stop member disposed at an intermediate location along the elongated channel; and
a piece of fiber optic equipment including a side rail configured to slide within the elongated channel relative to the elongated guide, the side rail defining a second stop member sized and shaped to engage the first stop member when the piece of fiber optic equipment is disposed at a first position along the elongated guide, the piece of fiber optic equipment carrying a plurality of fiber ports.
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An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining open rearward cable connections and open forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. The adapters being arranged in arrays that slide independently of other adapter arrays to provide access to the open rearward and open forward cable connections.
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1. An adapter panel arrangement comprising:
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a chassis defining an interior; an elongated guide coupled to the chassis, the elongated guide defining an elongated channel, the elongated guide including a first stop member disposed at an intermediate location along the elongated channel; and a piece of fiber optic equipment including a side rail configured to slide within the elongated channel relative to the elongated guide, the side rail defining a second stop member sized and shaped to engage the first stop member when the piece of fiber optic equipment is disposed at a first position along the elongated guide, the piece of fiber optic equipment carrying a plurality of fiber ports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An adapter panel arrangement comprising:
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a chassis defining an interior; an elongated guide coupled to the chassis, the elongated guide defining an elongated channel, the elongated guide including a first stop member disposed at an intermediate location along the elongated channel; and a piece of fiber optic equipment including a side rail configured to slide within the elongated channel relative to the elongated guide, the side rail defining a second stop member sized and shaped to engage the first stop member when the piece of fiber optic equipment is disposed at a first position along the elongated guide, the piece of fiber optic equipment carrying a plurality of fiber ports, wherein the side rail includes a third stop member sized and shaped to engage the first stop member when the piece of fiber optic equipment is disposed at a second position along the elongated guide, wherein the first stop member snaps into the third stop member when the piece of fiber optic equipment is slid sufficiently along the elongated channel.
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22. An adapter panel arrangement comprising:
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a chassis defining an interior; an elongated guide coupled to the chassis, the elongated guide defining an elongated channel, the elongated guide including a first stop member disposed at an intermediate location along the elongated channel; and a piece of fiber optic equipment including a side rail configured to slide within the elongated channel relative to the elongated guide, the side rail defining a second stop member sized and shaped to engage the first stop member when the piece of fiber optic equipment is disposed at a first position along the elongated guide, the piece of fiber optic equipment carrying a plurality of fiber ports, wherein at least some of the fiber ports form a row of fiber ports, wherein the fiber ports of the row move unitarily with each other when the piece of fiber optic equipment is slid along the elongated channel.
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23. An adapter panel arrangement comprising:
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a chassis defining an interior; an elongated guide coupled to the chassis, the elongated guide defining an elongated channel, the elongated guide including a first stop member disposed at an intermediate location along the elongated channel; and a piece of fiber optic equipment including a side rail configured to slide within the elongated channel relative to the elongated guide, the side rail defining a second stop member sized and shaped to engage the first stop member when the piece of fiber optic equipment is disposed at a first position along the elongated guide, the piece of fiber optic equipment carrying a plurality of fiber ports defined by multiple optical adapters arranged in a row.
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24. An adapter panel arrangement comprising:
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a chassis defining an interior; an elongated guide coupled to the chassis, the elongated guide defining an elongated channel, the elongated guide including a first stop member disposed at an intermediate location along the elongated channel; and a piece of fiber optic equipment including a side rail configured to slide within the elongated channel relative to the elongated guide, the side rail defining a second stop member sized and shaped to engage the first stop member when the piece of fiber optic equipment is disposed at a first position along the elongated guide, the piece of fiber optic equipment carrying a plurality of fiber ports, wherein the piece of fiber optic equipment includes a retaining ring for managing optical fibers received at the fiber ports.
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