US 11,668,880 B2
Mounting bracket for a fiber optic fan-out system
Shuntaro Kanai, Yokkaichi (JP); Kazuyoshi Takano, Tokyo (JP); and Paul Newbury, Ashland, MA (US)
Assigned to Senko Advanced Components, Inc., Hudson, MA (US)
Filed by Senko Advanced Components, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/411,977.
Application 17/411,977 is a continuation of application No. 16/831,300, filed on Mar. 26, 2020, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/824,181, filed on Mar. 26, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/970,861, filed on Feb. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0382243 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3825 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); G02B 6/3888 (2021.05)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting bracket for supporting a fiber optic fan-out system including a fan-out housing and a cable attached to the fan-out housing, the mounting bracket comprising:
a pigtail connector holder configured to hold a plurality of pigtail connectors of the fiber optic fan-out system at spaced apart locations along the pigtail connector holder, the pigtail connector holder including plate portions and holes in the plate portions sized and shaped for receiving and holding the pigtail connectors;
a fan-out housing holder configured to hold the fan-out housing of the fiber optic fan-out system;
the pigtail connector holder and fan-out housing holder being configured for mounting on a support structure for suspending the fan-out system in placed relative to the support structure
the mounting bracket further comprising a mount for mounting at least one of the pigtail connector holder and the fan-out housing holder on the support structure, wherein the mount comprises a first strap configured for mounting the pigtail connector holder on the support structure, and a second strap for mounting the fan-out housing holder on the support structure.