Fiber Optic Equipment Guides and Rails Configured with Stopping Position(s), and Related Equipment and Methods
First Claim
1. A fiber optic equipment guide panel, comprising:
- an elongated member; and
at least one guide member disposed in the elongated member and configured to receive fiber optic equipment;
wherein the elongated member is configured to be attached to a chassis.
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Abstract
Fiber optic equipment guides and rails and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fiber optic equipment guides and rails have at least one stopping member disposed therein to provide at least one stopping position during movement. The fiber optic equipment guides and rails can be included in fiber optic equipment to support movement or translation of the fiber optic equipment for access. Such fiber optic equipment can include, but is not limited to, fiber optic equipment chassis, drawers, equipment trays, and fiber optic modules. The fiber optic equipment guides and/or rails include at least one stopping member configured to provide at least one stopping position during movement. Stopping positions allow fiber optic equipment to be retained in a given position during access to the fiber optic equipment. The stopping positions are configured to be overcome with additional force to allow further movement of the fiber optic equipment.
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40 Claims
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1. A fiber optic equipment guide panel, comprising:
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an elongated member; and at least one guide member disposed in the elongated member and configured to receive fiber optic equipment; wherein the elongated member is configured to be attached to a chassis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A fiber optic equipment guide, comprising:
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a guide panel; at least one guide member disposed in the guide panel and configured to receive fiber optic equipment; and at least three stopping members disposed in the at least one guide member configured to provide one or more less stopping positions than the number of stopping members for the fiber optic equipment during movement in the at least one guide member. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A fiber optic equipment guide, comprising:
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a guide panel; at least one guide member disposed in the guide panel and configured to receive fiber optic equipment; at least one stopping member disposed in the at least one guide member configured to provide at least one stopping position for the fiber optic equipment during movement in the at least one guide member; and at least one transition member disposed in the at least one guide member configured to allow a protrusion disposed in the fiber optic equipment to pass as a fiber optic equipment tray is translated within the at least one guide member. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A fiber optic equipment rail, comprising:
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an elongated member configured to be attached to fiber optic equipment and received in a fiber optic equipment guide to move the fiber optic equipment about the fiber optic equipment guide; and at least one detent disposed in the elongated member and configured to engage with the at least one stopping member disposed in the fiber optic equipment guide to provide at least one stopping position for the fiber optic equipment during movement about the fiber optic equipment guide. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of providing access to a fiber optic module in fiber optic equipment, comprising:
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imparting a force on a fiber optic equipment tray supporting one or more fiber optic modules to move at least one fiber optic equipment rail attached to the fiber optic equipment tray about a fiber optic equipment guide disposed in the fiber optic equipment; and releasing at least one detent disposed in the fiber optic equipment rail from a first stopping member disposed in the fiber optic equipment guide to allow the fiber optic equipment tray to move; engaging a second stopping member disposed in the fiber optic equipment guide with the at least one detent disposed in the fiber optic equipment rail to stop movement of the fiber optic equipment tray. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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Specification