US 12,235,505 B2
Fiber optic cassette arrangement
Cyle D. Petersen, Belle Plaine, MN (US); Bruce Ogren, Edina, MN (US); Scott C. Sievers, Jordan, MN (US); Thomas Marcouiller, Shakopee, MN (US); Chris Charles Taylor, Cheltenham Glos (GB); Mark Meredith, Hutto, TX (US); and James Joseph Eberle, Jr., Hummelstown, PA (US)
Assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/361,063.
Application 18/361,063 is a continuation of application No. 17/497,689, filed on Oct. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,714,246.
Application 17/497,689 is a continuation of application No. 16/799,328, filed on Feb. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,143,833, issued on Oct. 12, 2021.
Application 16/799,328 is a continuation of application No. 16/025,176, filed on Jul. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,571,641, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Application 16/025,176 is a continuation of application No. 15/243,510, filed on Aug. 22, 2016, granted, now 10,012,813, issued on Jul. 3, 2018.
Application 15/243,510 is a continuation of application No. 14/170,157, filed on Jan. 31, 2014, granted, now 9,423,570, issued on Aug. 23, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/843,733, filed on Jul. 8, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/761,048, filed on Feb. 5, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0367091 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/43 (2006.01); H04Q 1/02 (2006.01); H04Q 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4453 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3817 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3874 (2013.01); G02B 6/3895 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/428 (2013.01); G02B 6/43 (2013.01); G02B 6/4457 (2013.01); H04Q 1/023 (2013.01); H04Q 1/06 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/4452 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fiber optic cassette arrangement comprising:
a body extending along a depth between a front and a rear, extending along a width between opposite first and second sides, and extending along a height between a bottom and an open top, the body defining a retention arrangement at the first side of the body, the bottom of the body defining an external channel extending along the depth of the body, the body defining a first rear port opening disposed at the rear of the body between the bottom channel and the first side of the body and a second rear port opening disposed at the rear of the body between the bottom channel and the second side of the body, and the body defining a plurality of front port openings at the front of the body;
a multi-fiber optical adapter disposed at the first rear port opening; and
a plurality of front optical adapters disposed at the front port openings.