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High-density multi-fiber adapter housings

  • US 8,985,862 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 03/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An adapter housing for receiving a plurality of multi-fiber connectors, the adapter housing comprising:

  • a rectangular, box-like housing structure having opposing side walls and a back wall adapted to mount in a 2-U space in an equipment rack, wherein the housing structure has a width of no greater than about 17.75 inches and a height of no greater than about 3.50 inches; and

    a bank of adapters comprising at least one grouping of a plurality of adapters, wherein each adapter is configured to receive two multi-fiber connectors, and wherein each adapter is aligned side-by-side in the grouping with major side walls of adjacent adapters facing each other, the bank of adapters comprising individual connector-adapter-connector locations of at least 200 adapters configured to receive up to 2400 connector pairs within the housing structure.

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