US 11,906,804 B2
Telecommunications panel assembly with movable adapters
Johan Geens, Bunsbeek (BE); Pieter Vermeulen, Westerlo (BE); and Bart Vos, Geel (BE)
Assigned to CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
Filed by CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/752,283.
Application 17/752,283 is a continuation of application No. 17/084,282, filed on Oct. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,347,012.
Application 17/084,282 is a continuation of application No. 16/352,229, filed on Mar. 13, 2019, granted, now 10,823,924, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/352,229 is a continuation of application No. 15/568,753, granted, now 10,254,496, issued on Apr. 9, 2019, previously published as PCT/EP2016/059105, filed on Apr. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/186,001, filed on Jun. 29, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/151,722, filed on Apr. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0283395 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/43 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4452 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/43 (2013.01); G02B 6/4455 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A telecommunications panel assembly comprising:
a chassis including a front, the chassis further defining a top, a bottom, and two sides;
an upper row of fiber optic adapters mounted in a line to the chassis at the front and a lower row of fiber optic adapters mounted in a line to the chassis at the front;
wherein at least one of the upper and lower rows of fiber optic adapters is mounted to the chassis via at least one support, wherein the at least one support is engageable with the chassis in two different orientations, wherein at least one of the upper row of fiber optic adapters and the lower row of fiber optic adapters is movable to a position spaced linearly and directly vertically apart from the other of the upper row of fiber optic adapters and the lower row of fiber optic adapters via the at least one support;
wherein the upper and lower rows of fiber optic adapters are also pivotally mounted about horizontal rotation axes extending parallel to the top and bottom and transversely to the sides of the chassis.