Modular optical fiber cassette
First Claim
1. An optical fiber management housing comprising:
- a base panel having an optical management component integrally formed thereon;
a first side panel, a second side panel, and a third side panel each coupled to the base panel via a respective living hinge;
a cover panel coupled to one of the first, second, and third side panels via a living hinge;
wherein the housing includes a folded configuration in which the panels are releasably connected together and form the housing; and
a removable adapter plate forming a fourth side panel of the housing when in the folded configuration, the adapter plate configured for releasable connection to the base panel, the cover panel, and two of the first, second, and third side panels; and
wherein the housing includes an unfolded configuration providing access to the optical management component.
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes apparatus and methods for a modular optical fiber cassette. One embodiment includes a base housing configured to receive additional nested components and an adapter plate resiliently connected to the housing and comprising a plurality of optical fiber connectors. The adapter plate is releasable from the housing and providing access to both sides of the adapter plate. The cassette further includes a radius limiter nested with and resiliently connected to the base housing, a first expansion housing having an exterior contour substantially aligned with the base housing and configured to resiliently interlock with the base housing, and a cover resiliently connected to the expansion housing.
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21 Claims
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1. An optical fiber management housing comprising:
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a base panel having an optical management component integrally formed thereon; a first side panel, a second side panel, and a third side panel each coupled to the base panel via a respective living hinge; a cover panel coupled to one of the first, second, and third side panels via a living hinge; wherein the housing includes a folded configuration in which the panels are releasably connected together and form the housing; and a removable adapter plate forming a fourth side panel of the housing when in the folded configuration, the adapter plate configured for releasable connection to the base panel, the cover panel, and two of the first, second, and third side panels; and wherein the housing includes an unfolded configuration providing access to the optical management component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for using an optical fiber management housing, the method comprising:
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accessing an optical management component on an interior of the housing by converting the housing from a folded configuration to an unfolded configuration including; detaching a cover panel from a first side panel and a second side panel of the housing, wherein the cover panel is coupled to a third side panel of the housing via a living hinge, and wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, and the third side panel are each coupled to a base panel of the housing via respective living hinges; removing an adapter plate from the housing; performing an optical management operation on the optical management component; and returning the housing from the unfolded configuration to the folded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An optical fiber management housing system comprising:
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a base panel having a splice tray integrally formed thereon; a first side panel, a second side panel, and a third side panel each coupled to the base panel via a respective living hinge; a cover panel coupled to one of the first, second, and third side panels via a living hinge; wherein the housing includes a folded configuration in which the panels are releasably connected together and form the housing; and at least two different removable adapter plates each configured to form a fourth side panel of the housing when in the folded configuration and each configured for releasable connection to the base panel, the cover panel, and two of the first, second, and third side panels; and wherein the housing includes an unfolded configuration providing access to the splice tray.
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