Rotatable routing guide and assembly
First Claim
1. A rotatable routing guide, comprising:
- a guide portion configured to accept fiber optic cable comprising a top, a bottom, a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first wall and the second wall attach to and extend from the bottom; and
an attachment feature for removably attaching the guide portion to a mounting surface, wherein the routing guide is rotatable and rotatably, selectably positionable when removably attached to the mounting surface;
wherein at least one of the first wall and the second wall is deformable and defines a gap between the top and the at least one of the first wall and the second wall; and
wherein the at least one of the first wall and the second wall is configured to deform when a force is applied to the bottom such that, when the at least one of the first wall and the second wall deforms, the at least one of the first wall and the second wall comes into contact with the top, thereby closing the gap between the top and the at least one of the first wall and the second wall.
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Abstract
A rotatable routing guide assembly for fiber optic cables routed in a fiber optic equipment shelf is disclosed. The assembly comprises a guide portion, an attachment feature and a keyed receiver. The guide portion has a bottom, a top, a deformable first wall, a deformable second wall and a third wall forming a plurality of segments, and is configured to receive fiber optic cables of different sizes by different ones of the plurality of segments. The attachment feature removably attaches the guide portion to the shelf. The attachment feature has a first tab forming a first notch with the guide portion, and a second tab forming a second notch with the guide portion. The keyed receiver is located in the shelf and has a lip extending partially around an interior edge. The lip is received in at least one of the first notch and the second notch and friction fit between at least one of the first tab and the second tab and the guide portion.
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27 Claims
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1. A rotatable routing guide, comprising:
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a guide portion configured to accept fiber optic cable comprising a top, a bottom, a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first wall and the second wall attach to and extend from the bottom; and an attachment feature for removably attaching the guide portion to a mounting surface, wherein the routing guide is rotatable and rotatably, selectably positionable when removably attached to the mounting surface; wherein at least one of the first wall and the second wall is deformable and defines a gap between the top and the at least one of the first wall and the second wall; and wherein the at least one of the first wall and the second wall is configured to deform when a force is applied to the bottom such that, when the at least one of the first wall and the second wall deforms, the at least one of the first wall and the second wall comes into contact with the top, thereby closing the gap between the top and the at least one of the first wall and the second wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A rotatable routing guide assembly, comprising:
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a guide portion, wherein the guide portion is configured to receive fiber optic cable comprising a top, a bottom, a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first wall and the second wall attach to and extend from the bottom; and an attachment feature for removably attaching the guide portion to a mounting surface, comprising at least one tab connected to the guide portion and forming a notch with the guide portion, and a keyed receiver in the mounting surface, wherein the keyed receiver has a lip extending partially around an interior edge thereof, and wherein the lip is received in the notch and friction fit between the tab and the guide portion, wherein the routing guide is rotatably, selectably positionable when the guide portion is removably attached to the mounting surface; wherein at least one of the first wall and the second wall is deformable and defines a gap between the top and the at least one of the first wall and the second wall; and wherein the at least one of the first wall and the second wall is configured to deform when a force is applied to the bottom such that, when the at least one of the first wall and the second wall deforms, the at least one of the first wall and the second wall comes into contact with the top, thereby closing the gap between the top and the at least one of the first wall and the second wall. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A rotatable routing guide assembly for fiber optic cables, comprising:
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a guide portion, wherein the guide portion has a bottom, a top, a first wall, a second wall and a third wall forming a plurality of segments, and wherein the guide portion is configured to receive fiber optic cables of different sizes by different ones of the plurality of segments, and wherein the first wall and the second wall are deformable and each forms a gap between the top and the respective first wall and second wall; an attachment feature for removably attaching the guide portion to a shelf of fiber optic equipment, comprising a first tab connected to the guide portion and forming a first notch with the guide portion, and a second tab connected to the guide portion forming a second notch with the guide portion, and a keyed receiver in the shelf, wherein the keyed receiver has a lip extending partially around an interior edge thereof, and wherein the lip is received in at least one of the first notch and the second notch and friction fit between at least one of the first tab and the second tab and the guide portion, wherein the routing guide is rotatably, selectably positionable at a plurality of points through a 360 degree angular displacement when the guide portion is removably attached to the shelf; and wherein the at least one of the first wall and the second wall is configured to deform when a force is applied to the bottom such that, when the at least one of the first wall and the second wall deforms, the at least one of the first wall and the second wall comes into contact with the top, thereby closing the gap between the top and the at least one of the first wall and the second wall.
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