Fiber optic module
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1. A fiber optic module adapted to be held by a frame, the fiber optic module comprising:
- a housing including two spaced-apart major sides extending parallel to one another, the major sides interconnected by two spaced-apart minor sides extending parallel to one another, the major and minor sides extending between front and rear ends of the housing, the front end being open and defined by edges of the two major sides and the two minor sides, each of the major sides including a plurality of apertures at the front end;
a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the front end, each adapter including at least one projection, each projection received in one of the apertures in the major sides;
a first side flange extending from one of the two spaced-apart major sides beyond one of the two spaced-apart minor sides, the first side flange being parallel with the two spaced-apart major sides, and the first side flange extending along a direction running between the front end of the housing and the rear end of the housing;
a second side flange extending from the one major side beyond the other of the two spaced-apart minor sides, the second side flange being parallel with the two spaced-apart major sides, and the second side flange extending along a direction running between the front end of the housing and the rear end of the housing; and
fiber optic circuitry within the housing optically connecting at least two of the fiber optic adapters mounted to the front end.
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A fiber optic telecommunications frame is provided including termination modules positioned on left and right sides of the frame. The frame further includes left and right vertical cable guides. The frame includes a horizontal passage linking the left and right panels and the cable guides. The termination modules hold fiber optic modules with front termination locations. The fiber optic modules can house couplers, such as splitters, combiners, and wave length division multiplexers. A retention mechanism retains each fiber optic module in a partially removed position from the termination module.
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1. A fiber optic module adapted to be held by a frame, the fiber optic module comprising:
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a housing including two spaced-apart major sides extending parallel to one another, the major sides interconnected by two spaced-apart minor sides extending parallel to one another, the major and minor sides extending between front and rear ends of the housing, the front end being open and defined by edges of the two major sides and the two minor sides, each of the major sides including a plurality of apertures at the front end; a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the front end, each adapter including at least one projection, each projection received in one of the apertures in the major sides; a first side flange extending from one of the two spaced-apart major sides beyond one of the two spaced-apart minor sides, the first side flange being parallel with the two spaced-apart major sides, and the first side flange extending along a direction running between the front end of the housing and the rear end of the housing; a second side flange extending from the one major side beyond the other of the two spaced-apart minor sides, the second side flange being parallel with the two spaced-apart major sides, and the second side flange extending along a direction running between the front end of the housing and the rear end of the housing; and fiber optic circuitry within the housing optically connecting at least two of the fiber optic adapters mounted to the front end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A fiber optic module adapted to be held by a frame, the fiber optic module comprising:
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a housing including two spaced-apart major sides extending parallel to one another, the major sides interconnected by two spaced-apart minor sides, extending parallel to one another, the major and minor sides extending between front and rear ends of the housing, the rear end being closed to define an interior of the housing, the front end being open and defined by edges of the two major sides and the two minor sides, each of the major sides including a plurality of apertures at the front end; front flanges on opposite ends of the front end, one of the front flanges including a latch for latching the front end of the housing to the frame; and two side flanges being coplanar with one of the major sides, the side flanges extending along a direction running between the front end of the housing and the rear end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fiber optic module adapted to be held by a frame, the frame defining an open front opposite a closed rear, the frame including a longitudinal guide extending between the open front and the closed rear, the fiber optic module comprising:
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a housing including two spaced-apart major sides extending parallel to one another, the major sides interconnected by two spaced-apart minor sides extending parallel to one another, the major and minor sides extending longitudinally between front and rear ends of the housing, the front end being open and defined by edges of the two major sides and the two minor sides; a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the front end, each of the fiber optic adapters extending from a front end to a rear end; and a first side flange extending substantially coplanar to one of the two major sides, the first side flange configured to slide along a longitudinal guide of the frame to enable the housing to move forwardly, towards the front end of the adapters, and rearwardly, towards the rear end of the adapters, with respect to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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