Patent ID: 8340490
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G02B,H04Q

Abstract:
1. An adapter panel arrangement, comprising: a) a chassis defining an interior, the chassis having a front opening; b) a framework located within the interior of the chassis, the framework including a plurality of framework sections, each section defining an opening; c) a front cover located adjacent to the front opening, the front cover and the chassis enclosing the framework when the front cover is closed; and d) a plurality of unenclosed adapters mounted within the openings of the framework sections, each adapter having a front connection end and a rear connection end aligned along a respective insertion axis along which a fiber optic connector can plug into the adapter; e) wherein each of the openings contains at least one row of adapters, and wherein each of the framework sections slides independent of the other framework sections toward the front opening of the chassis along a lateral axis that is parallel to the insertion axes of the adapters to provide access to the adapter arrays.