Fiber optic adapter module
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1. A fiber optic adapter module comprising:
- a unitary body with a housing portion and a mounting portion that are formed as an integral unit;
the housing portion including a plurality of adapters formed as an integral unit with the housing portion;
each adapter including an access opening, a front opening and a rear opening, the front and rear openings configured to receive and mate with fiber optic connectors and optically connect fiber optic connectors inserted into the front and rear openings;
inner housing components and a ferrule alignment sleeve for each adapter;
the access opening positioned between the front and rear openings and sized to permit the inner housing components and the ferrule alignment sleeve to be positioned within the adapter between the front and rear openings;
the mounting portion configured to mount the integral body within a chassis through a front opening of the chassis and position the housing portion adjacent one side of the chassis with adapters accessible through the front and a rear opening on the chassis.
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Abstract
A fiber optic adapter assembly includes a plurality of adapters included in an integrally formed body. Each of the adapters may include a protective shutter mounted within one end. The adapter assembly may be configured to mount to a chassis and position the adapters for receiving fiber optic connectors of telecommunications modules mounted to the chassis.
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11 Claims
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1. A fiber optic adapter module comprising:
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a unitary body with a housing portion and a mounting portion that are formed as an integral unit; the housing portion including a plurality of adapters formed as an integral unit with the housing portion; each adapter including an access opening, a front opening and a rear opening, the front and rear openings configured to receive and mate with fiber optic connectors and optically connect fiber optic connectors inserted into the front and rear openings; inner housing components and a ferrule alignment sleeve for each adapter; the access opening positioned between the front and rear openings and sized to permit the inner housing components and the ferrule alignment sleeve to be positioned within the adapter between the front and rear openings; the mounting portion configured to mount the integral body within a chassis through a front opening of the chassis and position the housing portion adjacent one side of the chassis with adapters accessible through the front and a rear opening on the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A fiber optic adapter assembly comprising:
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a unitary body with a housing portion that is formed as an integral unit with the body, the housing portion including a plurality of adapters formed as an intergral unit with the housing portion; each adapter including an access opening, a front opening and a rear opening, the front and rear openings configured to receive and mate with fiber optic connectors and optically connect fiber optic connectors inserted into the front and rear openings; inner housing components and a ferrule alignment sleeve for each adapter; the access opening positioned between the front and rear openings and sized to permit the inner housing components and the ferrule alignment sleeve to be positioned within the adapter between the front and rear openings; a panel positioned within the access opening of each adapter and holds the inner housing components and ferrule alignment sleeve within the adapter; each adapter including a movable shutter mounted within the front opening and blocking light from being transmitted from the rear opening through the front opening. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A fiber optic adapter assembly, comprising:
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a housing defining a plurality of adapters formed as an integral unit with the housing, the housing defining a top, a bottom, and first and second transverse sides extending between the top and the bottom, the housing including a mounting slide at the top of the housing for slidably guiding the adapter assembly into a piece of telecommunications equipment; the mounting slide including a horizontal guide portion and a vertical guide portion, the mounting slide including a flange for holding a mounting fastener, the mounting fastener extending in a direction going from a front of the housing toward a rear of the housing, the mounting fastener being rotatable relative to the housing about a longitudinal axis of the mounting fastener; each adapter of the housing including a front opening for receiving a first fiber optic connector, a rear opening for receiving a second fiber optic connector adapted to mate with the first fiber optic connector, and a side opening for receiving a ferrule alignment sleeve and inner housing halves; and the housing including a panel closing off the side opening of at least one of the adapters for holding the ferrule alignment sleeve and the inner housing halves within the adapter.
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