Patent ID: 6236795
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber optic cable distribution frame assembly for interconnecting fiber optic cables, comprising in combination:a. a support frame;b. a drawer slidingly supported by said support frame for movement between a stored position disposed within said support frame and an extended position projecting from said support frame, said drawer being movable between the stored position and the extended position along a movement plane;c. a termination connector support bracket supported by said drawer, extending generally within said movement plane, and including at least first and second termination connector support columns, each of said first and second termination support columns having a first set of connector support arms extending from said termination connector support column in a first direction and a second set of connector support arms extending from said termination connector support column in a second direction generally opposite to the first direction, each of said first and second sets of connector support arms extending at an offset angle to said movement plane, the offset angle ranging between 25 degrees and 65 degrees ; andd. a plurality of incoming fiber optic cables each being partially supported by said drawer and each having a termination connector at one end thereof;e. a plurality of outgoing fiber optic cables each being partially supported by said drawer and each having a termination connector at one end thereof;f. a plurality of adaptors supported by the connector support arms of said termination connector support bracket, each adaptor receiving a termination connector of a selected incoming fiber optic cable and a termination connector of a selected outgoing fiber optic cable for removably coupling the selected incoming fiber optic cable to the selected outgoing fiber optic cable.