Fiber optic gasket and enclosure
First Claim
1. A fiber optic gasket, comprising:
- a structural material;
a conductive material surrounding the structural material;
wherein the structural material and the conductive material have one or more apertures therethrough to facilitate retention of one or more optical fibers;
wherein the one or more apertures extend through the structural material and the conductive material in a first direction but not in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction beyond a peripheral edge of the fiber optic gasket.
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Abstract
A fiber optic gasket includes one or more apertures to individually retain optical fibers from one or more fiber optic cards positioned within an enclosure. A slit within the fiber optic gasket associated with each aperture facilitates placement of an optical fiber within an aperture. The fiber optic gasket includes a layer of conductive material for electromagnetic interference protection. When installed in the enclosure, the fiber optic gasket comes in contact with a door that is removably connected to the enclosure. An electro-magnetic interference shield is provided at the interface between the door and the fiber optic gasket. Optical fibers can extend out of the enclosure without causing harmful electromagnetic energy from leaving or entering the enclosure.
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15 Claims
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1. A fiber optic gasket, comprising:
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a structural material; a conductive material surrounding the structural material; wherein the structural material and the conductive material have one or more apertures therethrough to facilitate retention of one or more optical fibers; wherein the one or more apertures extend through the structural material and the conductive material in a first direction but not in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction beyond a peripheral edge of the fiber optic gasket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An enclosure for a fiber optic system, comprising:
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a chassis; a fiber optic gasket operable to retain an optical fiber from a fiber optic card; a door operable to enclose the fiber optic card within the chassis, the door operable to contact the fiber optic gasket while secured to the chassis, the door and the fiber optic gasket providing an electromagnetic interference shield to prevent electromagnetic energy from entering or leaving the chassis; a retaining bracket operable to hold the optical fiber extending outside the chassis in place. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing fiber optic communications, comprising:
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retention means for retaining an optical fiber that is removably connected to a fiber optic card; enclosure means for enclosing the fiber optic card and allowing the optical fiber to extend beyond the enclosure means, the enclosure means and the retention means providing an electro-magnetic interference shield to prevent electro-magnetic energy from entering or leaving the enclosure means at the retention means; a retaining bracket operable to hold the optical fiber extending outside the chassis in place. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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