Patent ID: 8958679
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic telecommunications module comprising: a main housing portion including a top wall, a bottom wall, a first transverse sidewall, a rear wall, an open front end, and an open second side, the main housing portion including an optical component; a cover portion coupled to the main housing portion to close up the open second side of the main housing portion and keep the optical component within the main housing portion; a first fiber optic adapter module and a second fiber optic adapter module removably coupled to the main housing portion to close the open front end of the main housing portion, the first and second fiber optic adapter modules being provided in a stacked arrangement in a direction extending from the first transverse sidewall toward the cover portion; wherein each of the first and second fiber optic adapter modules includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters which are configured to receive connectorized cables extending from the optical component within the main housing portion, each adapter defining a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the top and bottom walls of the main housing portion, each of the first and second fiber optic adapter modules including at least one guide rail extending between the top wall and the bottom wall of the main housing portion, the guide rail being configured for slidably mounting the fiber optic telecommunications module to a first telecommunications device, wherein the guide rail is configured for sliding the fiber optic telecommunications module along a direction that is non-parallel to the longitudinal axes of the adapters.