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Adapter panel with lateral sliding adapter arrays

  • US 10,473,874 B2
  • Filed: 02/11/2019
  • Issued: 11/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A panel arrangement comprising:

  • a chassis having a depth extending between a front and a rear of the chassis and a width extending between first and second sides of the chassis, the chassis defining an opening at the front providing access to an interior of the chassis, the chassis including a removable rear portion that selectively covers the interior of the chassis at the rear when mounted to a remainder of the chassis and provides access to the interior of the chassis through the rear when removed from the remainder of the chassis;

    a plurality of groups of fiber optic adapters, each group of fiber optic adapters being separately slidable relative to the chassis between a retracted position and an extended position, the extended position being located forward of the retracted position along the depth of the chassis, each group of fiber optic adapters having the fiber optic adapters of the group arranged in a row, and each group of fiber optic adapters including side rails extending along the depth of the chassis at opposite sides of the row, wherein the groups of fiber optic adapters are arranged so that a plurality of the groups extends along the width of the chassis; and

    an interior cable routing area disposed rearward of the fiber optic adapters, wherein removing the rear portion of the chassis from the remainder of the chassis provides access to the interior cable routing area.

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