Multi-gang cassette system
First Claim
1. A fiber optic cassette mounting system, comprising:
- a fiber optic cassette; and
a fiber optic cassette tray comprising rail guides configured to engage with respective rails of the fiber optic cassette, wherein a rail guide, of the rail guides, comprises an elongated portion of a surface of the fiber optic cassette tray that is raised from the surface to form ledges on a left side and a right side of the elongated portion,wherein the rail guides are configured to hold a single-gang cassette and a multi-gang cassette simultaneously on the fiber optic cassette tray, andwherein the fiber optic cassette comprises a latching mechanism comprising a latching protrusion configured to engage with an aperture on the fiber optic cassette tray.
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Abstract
A cassette mounting system allows fiber optic cassettes of different sizes to be mounted on the same fiber optic tray or other mounting surface. Cassettes configured for use in the system comprise rails on the left and right sides of the cassette, which are configured to engage with rail guides on the fiber optic tray to facilitate mounting the cassettes on the tray. Adjacent guide rails on the tray define cassette bays within which single-gang cassettes can be installed. Multi-gang cassettes are also configured with clearance areas between the gangs that allow guide rails to reside underneath the cassette when mounted on the tray, allowing both multi-gang cassettes and single-gang cassettes to be installed on the tray. The cassettes include integrated front-facing release mechanisms that can be easily accessed from the front of the tray to facilitate unlocking the cassettes and removing the cassettes from the tray.
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20 Claims
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1. A fiber optic cassette mounting system, comprising:
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a fiber optic cassette; and a fiber optic cassette tray comprising rail guides configured to engage with respective rails of the fiber optic cassette, wherein a rail guide, of the rail guides, comprises an elongated portion of a surface of the fiber optic cassette tray that is raised from the surface to form ledges on a left side and a right side of the elongated portion, wherein the rail guides are configured to hold a single-gang cassette and a multi-gang cassette simultaneously on the fiber optic cassette tray, and wherein the fiber optic cassette comprises a latching mechanism comprising a latching protrusion configured to engage with an aperture on the fiber optic cassette tray. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fiber optic cassette, comprising:
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a housing comprising at least a first gang and a second gang configured to house optical fibers; a left rail disposed on a left side of the fiber optic cassette; a right rail disposed on a right side of the fiber optic cassette; a clearance area disposed between the first gang and the second gang; and a latching mechanism disposed within the housing and comprising a spring and a release mechanism that interacts with the spring, wherein the left rail and the right rail are configured to engage with corresponding rail guides of a cassette mounting surface to facilitate mounting the fiber optic cassette on the cassette mounting surface, adjacent rail guides of the cassette mounting surface define a cassette bay configured to receive a single-gang fiber optic cassette, and the fiber optic cassette is configured to span at least two cassette bays of the cassette mounting surface when mounted on the cassette mounting surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A fiber optic cassette, comprising:
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a housing comprising at least a first gang and a second gang configured to house optical fibers; a left rail disposed on a left side of the fiber optic cassette; a right rail disposed on a right side of the fiber optic cassette; and a clearance area disposed between the first gang and the second gang, wherein the left rail and the right rail are configured to engage with corresponding rail guides of a cassette mounting surface to facilitate mounting the fiber optic cassette on the cassette mounting surface, the clearance area comprises a groove on a lower surface of the housing configured to allow a rail guide of the cassette mounting surface to pass under the fiber optic cassette, adjacent rail guides of the cassette mounting surface define a cassette bay configured to receive a single-gang fiber optic cassette, and the fiber optic cassette is configured to span at least two cassette bays of the cassette mounting surface when mounted on the cassette mounting surface.
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