Telecommunications housing with optical fiber management
First Claim
1. A telecommunications housing, comprising:
- a plurality of outer walls, the outer walls defining a housing interior volume and an exit therefrom;
an interior panel disposed within the housing interior volume;
a plurality of adapters disposed on the interior panel for connection to connectors of fiber optic cables; and
a radius guide mounted within the housing interior volume, the radius guide having a cable guide portion configured to receive portions of the fiber optic cables spaced from the adapters and further configured to guide the fiber optic cables in a direction of the exit without violating a predetermined minimum fiber optic bend radius;
wherein central axes of the adapters extend toward the radius guide, and wherein the fiber optic cables are angled toward the radius guide when attached to the adapter.
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Abstract
A telecommunications housing includes a plurality of outer walls defining a housing interior volume and an exit. A plurality of adapters is disposed on an interior panel for connection to connectors of fiber optic cables. At least one radius guide is mounted in the interior volume and has a cable guide portion configured to receive portions of the fiber optic cables and guide the fiber optic cables toward the exit without violating a predetermined minimum fiber optic bend radius. An external guide member may also be located on the outside the housing adjacent the exit. The external guide member has a cable guide portion configured to receive portions of the fiber optic cables and guide the fiber optic cables away from the exit without violating a predetermined minimum fiber optic bend radius.
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23 Claims
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1. A telecommunications housing, comprising:
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a plurality of outer walls, the outer walls defining a housing interior volume and an exit therefrom; an interior panel disposed within the housing interior volume; a plurality of adapters disposed on the interior panel for connection to connectors of fiber optic cables; and a radius guide mounted within the housing interior volume, the radius guide having a cable guide portion configured to receive portions of the fiber optic cables spaced from the adapters and further configured to guide the fiber optic cables in a direction of the exit without violating a predetermined minimum fiber optic bend radius; wherein central axes of the adapters extend toward the radius guide, and wherein the fiber optic cables are angled toward the radius guide when attached to the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A telecommunications housing comprising:
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a plurality of outer walls, the outer walls defining a housing interior volume, the outer walls including a first wall, a second wall substantially perpendicular to the first wall, and an exit extending through the second wall; an interior panel disposed within the housing interior volume; a plurality of adapters disposed on the interior panel for connection to connectors of fiber optic cables, the adapters being formed in a plurality of columns along the interior panel, the columns extending between a first end and a second end; a support plate mounted within the housing interior volume at an angle to the first and second walls and the interior panel; and a plurality of radius guides mounted to the support plate, the radius guides being located adjacent the second end of a respective one of the columns, the radius guides having a cable guide portion configured to receive portions of the fiber optic cables in the respective column and guide the fiber optic cables toward the exit without violating a predetermined minimum fiber optic bend radius. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A telecommunications housing, comprising:
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a plurality of outer walls, the outer walls defining a housing interior volume and an exit; an interior panel disposed within the housing interior volume; a plurality of adapters disposed on the interior panel for connection to connectors of fiber optic cables; a plurality of radius guides mounted within the housing interior volume, the radius guides having a cable guide portion configured to receive first portions of the fiber optic cables spaced from the adapters and guide The fiber optic cables toward the exit without violating a predetermined minimum fiber optic bend radius; and an external guide member located on an outside surface of one of the outer walls adjacent the exit, the external guide member having a cable guide portion configured to receive second portions of the fiber optic cables and guide the fiber optic cables away from the exit without violating a predetermined minimum fiber optic bend radius. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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