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Rack and chassis for fiber optic sliding adapter modules

  • US 9,772,464 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2015
  • Issued: 09/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rack having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, the rack comprising:

  • a cable storage arrangement disposed at the front of the rack, the cable storage arrangement including cable routing channels extending between the top and the bottom of the rack, the cable storage arrangement also including a plurality of cable storage spools extending forwardly of the rack; and

    a first termination block disposed at the first side of the rack, the termination block housing a termination arrangement including a plurality of sliding adapter modules, the adapter modules being configured to slide between a non-extended position and an extended position, wherein the adapter modules move away from the rack when slid to the extended position, and wherein the adapter modules have first ports facing towards the top of the rack and second ports facing towards the bottom of the rack, the first termination block including a main panel that couples to the rack, wherein the sliding adapter modules are coupled to the main panel at an opposite side from the rack, wherein the adapter modules slide towards the main panel to the non-extended position and away from the main panel to the extended position.

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