Fiber optic module
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1. A device comprising:
- a housing including an interior and a curved outer surface;
a channel formed within a portion of the curved surface, said channel being open along said curved surface and including a port communicating with the interior of the housing;
an optical fiber cable secured to said housing so that the cable enters the interior at said port and a portion of the cable is positioned within the channel while the device is installed within a shelf and said portion is free to flex outside the channel during the device installation in and removal from the shelf; and
an array of optical fiber connectors mounted at another surface of said housing.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a module for connecting optical fibers in a lightwave cross-connect distribution system. The module includes a curved channel for receiving an optical fiber cable. The channel is open along a major surface of the module housing to permit the cable to flex out of the channel while the module is inserted or removed from a distribution shelf.
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1. A device comprising:
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a housing including an interior and a curved outer surface; a channel formed within a portion of the curved surface, said channel being open along said curved surface and including a port communicating with the interior of the housing; an optical fiber cable secured to said housing so that the cable enters the interior at said port and a portion of the cable is positioned within the channel while the device is installed within a shelf and said portion is free to flex outside the channel during the device installation in and removal from the shelf; and an array of optical fiber connectors mounted at another surface of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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