Movable adapter panel
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1. A support shelf for fiber optic hardware, the support shelf comprising:
- a base having four edges, the four edges including, opposite front and rear edges that are spaced apart from one another in a first direction, opposite right and left edges that are spaced apart from one another in a second direction;
a plurality of component mounting features in the base, the component mounting features being spaced from the four edges, the component mounting features extending in either the first direction or the second direction, wherein the component mounting features in the base are for cooperating with at least one mounting feature of a fiber optic adapter panel configured to removably mount with any one of the plurality of component mounting features in the base so the fiber optic adapter panel is removably mounted at any one of a plurality of mounting locations in the base, the plurality of mounting locations extending from proximate the front edge to proximate the rear edge;
a right shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the right edge of the base;
a left shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the left edge of the base, wherein the right and left shelf supports are adapted to be received by a housing such that the support shelf is movable relative to the housing in the first direction; and
an upper shelf formed in the base of the support shelf proximate the rear edge to provide a barrier to contain fiber optic equipment.
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Abstract
A support shelf for fiber optic hardware is disclosed. Generally, the support shelf includes a plurality of component mounting features that permits releasably mounting of fiber optic hardware at a plurality of locations on the support shelf. The component mounting features are generally openings in a base of the support shelf and may be slots in the base as well. With this improved configuration, fiber optic hardware such as adapter panels can be mounted at a variety of locations on the support shelf ranging from flush with a front edge of the support shelf to a recessed mounting, which is a distance from the front edge.
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30 Claims
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1. A support shelf for fiber optic hardware, the support shelf comprising:
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a base having four edges, the four edges including, opposite front and rear edges that are spaced apart from one another in a first direction, opposite right and left edges that are spaced apart from one another in a second direction; a plurality of component mounting features in the base, the component mounting features being spaced from the four edges, the component mounting features extending in either the first direction or the second direction, wherein the component mounting features in the base are for cooperating with at least one mounting feature of a fiber optic adapter panel configured to removably mount with any one of the plurality of component mounting features in the base so the fiber optic adapter panel is removably mounted at any one of a plurality of mounting locations in the base, the plurality of mounting locations extending from proximate the front edge to proximate the rear edge; a right shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the right edge of the base; a left shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the left edge of the base, wherein the right and left shelf supports are adapted to be received by a housing such that the support shelf is movable relative to the housing in the first direction; and an upper shelf formed in the base of the support shelf proximate the rear edge to provide a barrier to contain fiber optic equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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10. A support shelf for receiving and supporting a fiber optic adapter panel, the support shelf comprising:
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a base having opposite front and rear edges that are spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction, opposite right and left edges that extend in the longitudinal direction, wherein the right and left edges are spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction that extends crosswise to the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of predetermined mounting locations that extend in the longitudinal direction so that the mounting locations are arranged in series in the longitudinal direction, wherein the plurality of predetermined mounting locations are located between the front and rear edges of the base, the plurality of predetermined mounting locations are located between the right and left edges of the base, each of the mounting locations includes a plurality of mounting features that extends in the lateral direction, and the mounting features of the base are for cooperating with at least one mounting feature of the fiber optic adapter panel configured to removably mount with any one of the plurality of component mounting features in the base so that the fiber optic adapter panel may be removably mounted at any one of the predetermined mounting locations; a right shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the right edge of the base; a left shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the left edge of the base, wherein the right and left shelf supports are adapted to be received by a housing such that the support shelf is movable relative to the housing in the longitudinal direction; and an upper shelf in the base of the support shelf formed proximate the rear edge to provide a barrier to contain fiber optic equipment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A rack for fiber optic hardware, comprising:
- a rack frame configured to receive a storage shelf, wherein the storage shelf comprises;
a base having opposite front and rear edges that are spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction, opposite right and left edges that extend in the longitudinal direction, wherein the right and left edges are spaced apart from one another in a lateral direction that extends crosswise to the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of predetermined mounting locations that extend in the longitudinal direction so that the mounting locations are arranged in series in the longitudinal direction, wherein the plurality of predetermined mounting locations are located between the front and rear edges of the base, the plurality of predetermined mounting locations are located between the right and left edges of the base, each of the mounting locations includes a plurality of mounting features that extends in the lateral direction, and the mounting features of the base are for receiving at least one mounting feature of the fiber optic adapter panel configured to removably mount with any one of the plurality of component mounting features in the base so that the fiber optic adapter panel may be removably mounted at any one of the predetermined mounting locations; a right shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the right edge of the base and in communication with the storage rack; a left shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the left edge of the base and in communication with the storage rack; and an upper shelf formed in the base of the support shelf proximate the rear edge to provide a barrier to contain fiber optic equipment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 30)
- a rack frame configured to receive a storage shelf, wherein the storage shelf comprises;
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20. A support shelf for fiber optic hardware, the support shelf comprising:
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a base having four edges, the four edges including, opposite front and rear edges that are spaced apart from one another in a first direction, opposite right and left edges that are spaced apart from one another in a second direction;
a right shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the right edge of the base;a left shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the left edge of the base, wherein the right and left shelf supports are adapted to be received by a housing such that the support shelf is movable relative to the housing in the first direction; a plurality of component mounting features in the housing, the component mounting features extending in the first direction, wherein the component mounting features in the housing are for cooperating with mounting features of the right shelf support and mounting features of the left shelf support, the mounting features of the right shelf support and the mounting features of the left shelf support each comprising at least one protrusion for cooperating with the component mounting features, so the support shelf is releasably mounted at any one of a plurality of mounting locations, the plurality of mounting locations extending from proximate the front edge to proximate the rear edge; and an upper shelf formed in the base of the support shelf proximate the rear edge to provide a barrier to contain fiber optic equipment. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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28. A support shelf for fiber optic hardware, the support shelf comprising:
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a base having four edges, the four edges including, opposite front and rear edges that are spaced apart from one another in a first direction, opposite right and left edges that are spaced apart from one another in a second direction; a plurality of component mounting features in the base, the component mounting features being spaced from the four edges, the component mounting features extending in either the first direction or the second direction, a fiber optic adapter panel having at least one mounting feature removably mounted with any at least one of the plurality of component mounting features in the base, wherein the component mounting features in the base cooperate with the at least one mounting feature of the fiber optic adapter panel, the fiber optic adapter panel being mounted at any one of a plurality of mounting locations in the base, the plurality of mounting locations extending from proximate the front edge to proximate the rear edge; a right shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the right edge of the base; a left shelf support connected to the base and extending from proximate the left edge of the base, wherein the right and left shelf supports are adapted to be received by a housing such that the support shelf is movable relative to the housing in the first direction; and an upper shelf formed in the base of the support shelf proximate the rear edge to provide a barrier to contain fiber optic cable.
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