US 11,947,177 B2
Frame assemblies for optical fiber distribution elements
David Jan Irma Van Baelen, Winksele (BE); Heidi Bleus, Genk (BE); Wouter Vranken, Nieuwrode (BE); Willem Lea Marcel De Vis, Merchtem (BE); Geert Antoon Parton, Lubbeek (BE); and Karel Vanwinkel, Tielt-Winge (BE)
Assigned to CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
Appl. No. 17/425,682
Filed by COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
PCT Filed Jan. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/051800
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 23, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/152347, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/796,677, filed on Jan. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0252811 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H04Q 1/02 (2006.01); H04Q 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4452 (2013.01) [H04Q 1/023 (2013.01); H04Q 1/06 (2013.01); H04Q 1/09 (2013.01); H04Q 2201/02 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of mounting a telecommunications frame to a floor surface, the method comprising:
fixing a floor mounting template to the floor surface, wherein the floor mounting template defines a front end and a rear end and first and second sides extending therebetween;
sliding the telecommunications frame over the floor mounting template in a direction parallel to a direction extending from the front end to the rear end of the floor mounting template, wherein the floor mounting template is positioned within a gap defined by spaced-apart legs of the telecommunications frame;
leveling the telecommunications frame relative to the floor surface using leveling feet provided at the spaced-apart legs of the telecommunications frame; and
securing the first side of the floor mounting template to a first portion of the telecommunications frame and securing the second side of the floor mounting template to a second portion of the telecommunications frame.