Fiber optic cable management system
First Claim
1. A fiber optic cable management system, comprising:
- a frame having a vertical channel portion formed along at least a portion of a height of the frame, the vertical channel portion being for retaining and guiding fiber optic cables between a top and a bottom of the frame;
a saddle bracket support disposed internally within said frame, said saddle bracket support having a plate-shaped portion extending parallel to side walls of the frame, and also having and a plurality of sidewall portions intermittently provided along front vertical edges thereof; and
a plurality of saddle brackets connected to said saddle bracket support, said saddle bracket support and said plurality of saddle brackets being housed within said frame, each saddle bracket having;
a curved portion having a radius of curvature that guides the fiber optic cables from a first direction to a second direction, and prevents the fiber optic cables from being bent beyond their minimum bend radii, anda retainer portion connected to the curved portion, wherein the curved and retainer portions retain the fiber optic cables within each of said saddle bracket,wherein said saddle brackets are substantially adjacent to each other, and each saddle bracket has a height approximately equal to one-quarter the width of said frame, andwherein said sidewall portions together with said saddle brackets define vertical channels through which the fiber optic cables are disposed.
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Abstract
One or more fiber optic cable management systems provided with an optical communications housing for managing and routing fiber optic cables. Each fiber optic cable management system includes a series of saddle brackets, and a channel for routing and separating matrix fiber optic cables from customer fiber optic cables. Each saddle bracket is capable of routing customer fiber optic cables in multiple directions without bending the customer cables beyond their minimum bend radii. As many saddle brackets as practical are provided in the fiber optic cable management system. Providing a multitude of saddle brackets allows the slack in the customer fiber optic cables to be distributed across more brackets, and allows each saddle bracket to be shorter. Shorter saddle brackets, in turn, increases hand space for a technician to manipulate and route the customer fiber optic cables.
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33 Claims
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1. A fiber optic cable management system, comprising:
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a frame having a vertical channel portion formed along at least a portion of a height of the frame, the vertical channel portion being for retaining and guiding fiber optic cables between a top and a bottom of the frame; a saddle bracket support disposed internally within said frame, said saddle bracket support having a plate-shaped portion extending parallel to side walls of the frame, and also having and a plurality of sidewall portions intermittently provided along front vertical edges thereof; and a plurality of saddle brackets connected to said saddle bracket support, said saddle bracket support and said plurality of saddle brackets being housed within said frame, each saddle bracket having; a curved portion having a radius of curvature that guides the fiber optic cables from a first direction to a second direction, and prevents the fiber optic cables from being bent beyond their minimum bend radii, and a retainer portion connected to the curved portion, wherein the curved and retainer portions retain the fiber optic cables within each of said saddle bracket, wherein said saddle brackets are substantially adjacent to each other, and each saddle bracket has a height approximately equal to one-quarter the width of said frame, and wherein said sidewall portions together with said saddle brackets define vertical channels through which the fiber optic cables are disposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fiber optic cable management system, comprising:
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a frame; a saddle bracket support disposed internally within said frame, said saddle bracket support having a plate-shaped portion extending parallel to side walls of the frame, and also having and a plurality of sidewall portions intermittently provided along front vertical edges thereof; a plurality of interconnected saddle brackets fixed to the saddle support bracket, each saddle bracket having; a curved portion having a radius of curvature that guides the fiber optic cables from a first direction to a second direction, and prevents the fiber optic cables from being bent beyond their minimum bend radii, and a retainer portion connected to the curved portion, wherein the curved and retainer portions retain the fiber optic cables within each of said saddle brackets, wherein said sidewall portions together with said saddle brackets define vertical channels through which the fiber optic cables are disposed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus, comprising:
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an optical communications housing; and a plurality of fiber optic cable management systems connected to said optical communications housing and guiding fiber optic cables provided for said optical communications housing, each of the fiber optic cable management systems comprising; a frame, a saddle bracket support disposed internally within said frame, said saddle bracket support having a plate-shaped portion extending parallel to side walls of the frame, and also having and a plurality of sidewall portions intermittently provided along front vertical edges thereof, and a plurality of saddle brackets connected to said saddle bracket support, said saddle bracket support and said plurality of saddle brackets being housed within said frame, each of the saddle brackets having; a curved portion having a radius of curvature that guides fiber optic cables from a first direction to a second direction, and prevents the fiber optic cables from being bent beyond their minimum bend radii, and a retainer portion connected to the curved portion, wherein the curved and the retainer portions retain the fiber optic cables within each of said saddle brackets, wherein said saddle brackets are substantially adjacent to each other, wherein said sidewall portions together with said saddle brackets define vertical channels through which the fiber optic cables are disposed.
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Specification