Fiber Optic Cable Parking Device
First Claim
1. A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
- a panel, having a front and a back, wherein the panel is mountable in a chassis;
a parking port in the back, wherein the parking port is adapted to removably receive an adapter; and
a connection port in the front, wherein the connection port is adapted to removably receive the adapter, wherein one end of the adapter opens toward the front and another end of the adapter opens toward the back, and wherein the adapter is selectively movable between the parking port and the connection port.
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Abstract
A fiber optic apparatus,with a panel, having a front and a back and mountable in a chassis is disclosed. The panel has a parking port in the back adapted to removably receive an adapter. The panel also has a connection port in the front adapted to removably receive the adapter. The adapter is selectively movable between the parking port and the connection port. One end of the adapter opens toward the front and another end of the adapter opens toward the back. The adapter is removably received in the parking port, and a connector attached to a fiber optic cable inserts in the end opening toward the back. The adapter then may be moved from the parking port to the connection port and removably received in the connection port. Another connector attached to another fiber optic cable may be inserted in the other end of the adapter opening toward the front.
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20 Claims
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1. A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
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a panel, having a front and a back, wherein the panel is mountable in a chassis; a parking port in the back, wherein the parking port is adapted to removably receive an adapter; and a connection port in the front, wherein the connection port is adapted to removably receive the adapter, wherein one end of the adapter opens toward the front and another end of the adapter opens toward the back, and wherein the adapter is selectively movable between the parking port and the connection port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
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a panel, having a front and a back, wherein the panel is mountable in a chassis; a parking port disposed in the back; and a connection port disposed in the front, wherein a multiple fiber adapter is removably received in the parking port, and wherein a connector attached to a fiber optic cable is inserted in an end of the fiber optic adapter opening toward the back, wherein the multiple fiber adapter is movable from the parking port to the connection port. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for connecting fiber optic cables, comprising:
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providing a transition panel, wherein the transition panel has a parking port and a connection port; inserting an adapter in the parking port; extending to the transition panel a first fiber optic cable with a first connector attached to an end; inserting the first connector in an end of the adapter; moving the adapter from the parking port to the connection port; extending to the transition panel a second fiber optic cable with a second connector attached to an end; and inserting the second connector in another end of the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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