Patent ID: 7367823
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic module adapted to be held by a frame, the fiber optic module comprising: a housing including two spaced-apart major sides extending parallel to one another, the major sides interconnected by two spaced-apart minor sides extending parallel to one another, the major and minor sides extending between front and rear ends of the housing, the front end being open and defined by edges of the two major sides and the two minor sides, each of the major sides including a plurality of apertures at the front end; a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the front end, each adapter including at least one projection, each projection received in one of the apertures in the major sides; a first side flange extending from one of the two spaced-apart major sides beyond one of the two spaced-apart minor sides, the first side flange being parallel with the two spaced-apart major sides, and the first side flange extending along a direction running between the front end of the housing and the rear end of the housing; a second side flange extending from the one major side beyond the other of the two spaced-apart minor sides, the second side flange being parallel with the two spaced-apart major sides, and the second side flange extending along a direction running between the front end of the housing and the rear end of the housing; and fiber optic circuitry within the housing optically connecting at least two of the fiber optic adapters mounted to the front end.