PRE-CONNECTORIZED FIBER OPTIC CABLE NETWORK INTERCONNECTION APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A pre-connectorized network interconnection apparatus, comprising:
- at least one connector adapter;
a housing defining at least one opening mounting the at least one connector adapter therein;
a fiber optic cable storage tray movably attached to the housing movable between an opened position and a closed position for fiber optic cable access, wherein the at least one connector adapter is configured to remain stationary with respect to the housing when moving the storage tray between the open position and the closed position; and
a predetermined length of pre-connectorized fiber optic cable maintained on the storage tray, wherein a first end of the fiber optic cable terminates in at least one connector routed to the at least one connector adapter within the apparatus and a second end of the fiber optic cable terminates in at least one connector that is routed to a predetermined location within a fiber optic network.
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Abstract
A pre-connectorized network interconnection apparatus including a housing defining at least one opening for mounting at least one adapter therein, a cable storage tray movably attached to the housing movable between an opened position and a closed position for cable access, and a predetermined length of pre-connectorized fiber optic cable maintained on the storage tray, wherein a first end of the fiber optic cable terminates in at least one connector routed to the at least one connector adapter within the apparatus and a second end of the fiber optic cable terminates in at least one connector that is routed to a predetermined location within a fiber optic network. A data center network apparatus for linking separated fiber optic connection points using a length of pre-connectorized fiber optic cable.
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25 Claims
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1. A pre-connectorized network interconnection apparatus, comprising:
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at least one connector adapter; a housing defining at least one opening mounting the at least one connector adapter therein; a fiber optic cable storage tray movably attached to the housing movable between an opened position and a closed position for fiber optic cable access, wherein the at least one connector adapter is configured to remain stationary with respect to the housing when moving the storage tray between the open position and the closed position; and a predetermined length of pre-connectorized fiber optic cable maintained on the storage tray, wherein a first end of the fiber optic cable terminates in at least one connector routed to the at least one connector adapter within the apparatus and a second end of the fiber optic cable terminates in at least one connector that is routed to a predetermined location within a fiber optic network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21)
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17. A fiber optic network interconnection apparatus, comprising:
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at least one connector adapter; a housing defining at least one opening positioned about a front end of the housing receiving the at least one adapter therein; a fiber optic cable storage tray slidably and pivotally attached to the housing, wherein the at least one connector adapter is configured to remain stationary with respect to the housing when sliding and pivoting the storage tray with respect to the housing; and a predetermined length of pre-connectorized fiber optic cable maintained on the storage tray and terminating at a first end in at least one single fiber connector routed to a rear side of the at least one adapter and terminating at a second end in a multi-fiber connector; and wherein the predetermined length of pre-connectorized fiber optic cable allows a technician to uncoil or coil the cable to provide a sufficient length of cable for routing the multi-fiber connector to a predetermined location within the network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 22)
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20. A fiber optic data center network apparatus, comprising:
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a housing including at least one connector adapter mounted therein and defining a first portion for maintaining at least one single fiber connector and a second portion for receiving a length of fiber optic cable, wherein the first and second portions are at least partially separated by a transition lid; a cable storage tray movably attached to the housing movable between an opened and closed position to provide access to a length of fiber optic cable from a rear side of the apparatus without having to dismount the apparatus from a mounting structure, wherein the transition lid is configured to remain stationary with respect to the housing when moving the storage tray between the opened position and the closed position; a pre-connectorized fiber optic cable coiled around at least one cable maintaining feature of the storage tray and terminating at a first end in the at least one single fiber connector and terminating at a second end in at least one multi-fiber connector; and wherein fiber optic cable length is coiled or uncoiled as needed to provide sufficient length of the fiber optic cable to route the at least one multi-fiber connector to a desired location.
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23. A pre-connectorized network interconnection apparatus, comprising:
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at least one connector adapter; a housing defining at least one opening mounting the at least one connector adapter therein; a fiber optic cable storage tray movably attached to the housing movable between an opened position and a closed position for fiber optic cable access; a predetermined length of pre-connectorized fiber optic cable maintained on the storage tray, wherein a first end of the fiber optic cable terminates in at least one connector routed to the at least one connector adapter within the apparatus and a second end of the fiber optic cable terminates in at least one connector that is routed to a predetermined location within a fiber optic network; and wherein the housing defines a first internal cavity portion for receiving the predetermined length of fiber optic cable and a second internal cavity portion for maintaining the at least one connector routed to the at least one connector adapter, and wherein the first and second internal cavity portions are substantially separated by a transition lid defining an opening for allowing the fiber optic cable to pass therethrough, wherein the transition lid is configured to remain stationary with respect to the housing when moving the storage tray between the open position and the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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Specification