Universal optical fiber buildout system
First Claim
1. A buildout system for optical fiber connectors, said buildout system comprising:
- a buildout block which has a longitudinal axis, the rear portion of the buildout block being capable of having secured thereto a connector and a front portion thereof being adapted to receive any one of a plurality of different buildouts and having a latching arrangement; and
a buildout, having a substantially rectangular cross section in a plane which is normal to the longitudinal axis," the front portion of which is capable of being secured to a connector and a rear portion of which is adapted to be assembled to said front portion of said buildout block, the buildout being capable of being assembled to any one of a plurality of different buildout blocks and having a latching arrangement which rotationally cooperates with the latching arrangement of said buildout block to hold the buildout assembled to said buildout block;
the latching arrangement of the buildout block and of the buildout being the same for any combination of buildout block and buildout.
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Abstract
In order to mount optical fiber connectors in a panel (22), the panel is provided with a plurality of openings in each of which is disposed a buildout system. Each buildout system includes a buildout block each having a portion disposed on a rear side of the panel and adapted to have an optical fiber connector assembled thereto. Any one of three buildout blocks may be used in order to receive a desired connector which may be an ST, SC, or FC connector. Secured through a latching arrangement to the portion of the buildout block on a front side of the panel is a buildout which may have any one of three configurations to accept any one of the three connectors. The latching arrangement between buildout block and buildout is the same for any combination of buildout block and buildout. As a result of the structure of the buildout system, a buildout and a buildout block may be selected to connect any combination of the connectors.
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17 Claims
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1. A buildout system for optical fiber connectors, said buildout system comprising:
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a buildout block which has a longitudinal axis, the rear portion of the buildout block being capable of having secured thereto a connector and a front portion thereof being adapted to receive any one of a plurality of different buildouts and having a latching arrangement; and a buildout, having a substantially rectangular cross section in a plane which is normal to the longitudinal axis," the front portion of which is capable of being secured to a connector and a rear portion of which is adapted to be assembled to said front portion of said buildout block, the buildout being capable of being assembled to any one of a plurality of different buildout blocks and having a latching arrangement which rotationally cooperates with the latching arrangement of said buildout block to hold the buildout assembled to said buildout block; the latching arrangement of the buildout block and of the buildout being the same for any combination of buildout block and buildout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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