Patent ID: 6845207
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber cassette removably mountable in an enclosure for facilitating the coupling of optical signals, the cassette comprising: a front face having a plurality of adapters mounted thereto, each of the plurality of adapters having a fiber optic connector associated therewith, the connector for allowing connection of optical fibers without requiring removal of the cassette from the enclosure; a rear face opposedly facing the front face and having a plurality of rear connectors; a side wall coupled to the optical fiber cassette; a fanout mountable to the side wall and accessible without requiring disassembly of the optical fiber cassette or removal from the enclosure; a pigtail having a proximate end and a distal end, the proximate end for connection to the fanout, the distal end for connection to an outgoing optical fiber; and a plurality of optical fiber splices each having a first end and a second end, the first end for attachment to one of the plurality of rear connectors and the second end for attachment to the fanout, the optical fiber splices further configured to be accessible without having to open or disassemble the optical fiber cassette.