Fiber optic housing assembly for fiber optic connections comprising pivotable portion
First Claim
1. A fiber optic housing assembly including at least one of a fiber optic interconnection portion and a fiber optic splice portion wherein the housing assembly is adapted to be selectively attached to an equipment rack, the housing assembly comprising:
- an exterior portion adapted for selective attachment to the equipment rack;
a shelf portion adapted to selectively move in a first direction relative to the exterior portion of the housing assembly; and
a pivotable portion joined to the shelf portion and adapted to selectively pivot in a second direction relative to the shelf portion, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction;
wherein at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion is joined to the pivotable portion such that the at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion pivots relative to the exterior portion when the pivotable portion is selectively pivoted relative to the shelf portion.
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Abstract
There is provided a fiber optic housing assembly that includes a fiber optic interconnection portion and/or a splice portion. To provide the technician convenient access to the interconnection portion and/or the splice portion, the slidable shelf portion includes a pivotable portion that allows the interconnection portion and/or splice portion to be moved upwards or downwards, such as by pivoting about an axis. Therefore, the technician can preferably manipulate the fiber optic cables and/or connectors at an upper portion of the equipment rack without using a step ladder or similar device and at the lower portion of the equipment rack with greater comfort. The pivotable portion includes locks, latches, pins, and/or the like to prevent unintentional movement of the pivotable portion relative to the shelf portion and/or exterior portion of the housing assembly.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A fiber optic housing assembly including at least one of a fiber optic interconnection portion and a fiber optic splice portion wherein the housing assembly is adapted to be selectively attached to an equipment rack, the housing assembly comprising:
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an exterior portion adapted for selective attachment to the equipment rack; a shelf portion adapted to selectively move in a first direction relative to the exterior portion of the housing assembly; and a pivotable portion joined to the shelf portion and adapted to selectively pivot in a second direction relative to the shelf portion, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction; wherein at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion is joined to the pivotable portion such that the at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion pivots relative to the exterior portion when the pivotable portion is selectively pivoted relative to the shelf portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A fiber optic housing assembly including a fiber optic interconnection portion and a fiber optic splice portion, the housing assembly comprising:
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an exterior portion; a shelf portion adapted to selectively move in a first direction relative to the exterior portion of the housing assembly; and a pivotable portion joined to the shelf portion and comprising; a top portion, wherein at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion is joined to the top portion; and a bottom portion, wherein at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion is joined to the bottom portion; wherein at least one of the top portion and bottom portion of the pivotable portion is adapted to selectively pivot in a second direction relative to the shelf portion, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of accessing at least one of a fiber optic interconnection portion and a fiber optic splice portion in a housing assembly selectively attached to an equipment rack, the method comprising:
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moving a shelf portion of the housing assembly in a first direction relative to an exterior portion of the housing assembly; and pivoting a pivotable portion joined to the shelf portion in a second direction relative to the shelf portion, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction; wherein at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion is joined to the pivotable portion such that the at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion pivots relative to the exterior portion when the pivotable portion is pivoted relative to the shelf portion. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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