US 12,216,320 B2
Mounting system for reversible cassette
Lucas Rakoto-Sam, Montreal (CA); Simon Lyonnais-Bourque, Montreal (CA); and Dwayne Crawford, Pointe-Claire (CA)
Assigned to BELDEN CANADA ULC, Saint-Laurent (CA)
Filed by BELDEN CANADA ULC, Saint-Laurent (CA)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/932,484.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/261,220, filed on Sep. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0080816 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4455 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reversible fiber optic cassette for mounting in one of a first orientation and a second reversed orientation in a rack comprising a cassette receiving tray, the tray comprising a plurality of stabilizing slots, the cassette comprising:
a cassette body comprising a bottom comprising a first surface and a second surface;
at least one stabilizing member held within a respective aperture in said bottom and such that a first L-shaped slot engaging portion of each of said stabilizing members extends above said first surface and a second L-shaped slot engaging portion of each of said stabilizing members extends above said second surface, each of said second L-shaped slot engaging portions for engaging with a respective one of the stabilizing slots when the cassette is on the tray in the first orientation and such that the tray is between an outer end of said second L-shaped slot engaging portions and said second surface and each of said first slot engaging portions for engaging with a respective one of the stabilizing slots when the cassette is on the tray in the second reversed orientation and such that the tray is between an outer end of said first L-shaped slot engaging portion and said first surface.