Fiber termination block with angled slide
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1. A signal transmission cable management system comprising:
- a fixture; and
a plurality of modules mounted on the fixture with each of the modules movably mounted on the fixture for movement along a line of travel, each one of the modules including a plurality of adaptors for holding a fiber optic connector, each adaptor having opposite ends for coupling to a fiber optic cable connector, each one of the adaptors movable with the one of the modules along the line of travel, the plurality of adaptors linearly disposed along the line of travel for each of the modules, each adaptor defining a longitudinal connector axis, the connector axes positioned parallel to one another, the line of travel of each module positioned at a non-perpendicular angle to the connector axes.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the management of cables extending to and from fiber termination blocks with sliding angled fiber adaptor modules within a fiber distribution frame.
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21 Claims
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1. A signal transmission cable management system comprising:
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a fixture; and
a plurality of modules mounted on the fixture with each of the modules movably mounted on the fixture for movement along a line of travel, each one of the modules including a plurality of adaptors for holding a fiber optic connector, each adaptor having opposite ends for coupling to a fiber optic cable connector, each one of the adaptors movable with the one of the modules along the line of travel, the plurality of adaptors linearly disposed along the line of travel for each of the modules, each adaptor defining a longitudinal connector axis, the connector axes positioned parallel to one another, the line of travel of each module positioned at a non-perpendicular angle to the connector axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19)
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8. In a signal transmission cable management system having a fixture including a plurality of spaced apart walls defining a plurality of parallel spaced apart cavities, the walls including first and second parallel and opposing recesses;
- a module for mounting in the cavities, the module comprising;
a body sized to be slideably received within the cavity for movement along a line of travel, the body having first and second parallel rails, the rails sized to be slideably received within the recesses; and
the body including a plurality of adaptors for connecting a plurality of fiber optic cables to the body, the plurality of adaptors linearly aligned along the line of travel, each adaptor defining a longitudinal connector axis, the connector axes positioned parallel to one another, the line of travel of each module positioned at a non-perpendicular angle to the connector axes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 20)
- a module for mounting in the cavities, the module comprising;
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12. A fiber optic connector assembly comprising:
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a fixture having a first end and a second end;
a plurality of signal transmission modules mounted on the fixture between the first and second ends, with each of the modules movably mounted on the fixture for movement along a line of travel, each one of the modules including a plurality of adaptors for holding a fiber optic connector, each one of the adaptors movable with one of the modules along the line of travel, each adaptor defining a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes extending parallel to one another between the front end and the back end of the fixture, the line of travel of each module positioned at a non-perpendicular angle to the longitudinal axes;
a cable fanning device positioned at the first end, the cable fanning device including a series of spaced cable guides, each cable guide having a linear body extending transversely to the longitudinal axes, the linear body having a curved outer surface, the cable guides positioned such that each of the cables connected to a first side of the modules extends from the adaptors in the modules to the curved body of one of the cable guides and passes into a cable channel on the first end of the fixture;
wherein the line of travel of each module is angled toward the cable fanning device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 21)
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14. An optical fiber distribution frame comprising:
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a support structure defining a vertical support;
a plurality of fiber optic connector assemblies mounted on the vertical support in a single row, each fiber optic assembly including;
a fixture having a first end and a second end;
a plurality of signal transmission modules mounted on the fixture with each of the modules movably mounted on the fixture for movement along a line of travel, each one of the modules including a plurality of adaptors for holding a fiber optic connector, each one of the adaptors movable with one of the modules along the line of travel, each adaptor defining a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes extending parallel to one another between the front end and the back end of the fixture, the line of travel of each module positioned at a non-perpendicular angle to the longitudinal axes;
a cable fanning device positioned adjacent to the first end, the cable fanning device including a series of spaced arcuate cable guides, each arcuate cable guide having a linear body extending transversely to the longitudinal axes, the linear body having a curved outer surface, the arcuate cable guides positioned such that each of the cables connected to a first side of the modules extends from the adaptors in the modules to the curved body of one of the arcuate cable guides and passes into a cable channel on the first end of the fixture;
wherein the line of travel of each module is angled toward the cable fanning device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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