US 12,092,888 B2
Fiber optic apparatus for retrofit fiber optic connectivity
Sandra Irene Amaya Cruz, Reynosa (MX); Larry Eugene Gaertner, San Miguel, CA (US); Arturo Sanchez Garcia, Reynosa (MX); Brent Vaudry Linas, San Diego, CA (US); Adriana Montalvo Urbano, Reynosa (MX); Guadalupe Rodriguez Sanchez, Reynosa (MX); and Fabiola Patricia Villanueva Tavares, Reynosa (MX)
Assigned to Corning Optical Communications LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/302,842.
Application 18/302,842 is a division of application No. 17/338,902, filed on Jun. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,662,537.
Application 16/549,316 is a division of application No. 15/492,208, filed on Apr. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,436,999, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Application 17/338,902 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/549,316, filed on Aug. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,054,600, issued on Jul. 6, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/464,008, filed on Feb. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0258897 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4452 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); G02B 6/4472 (2013.01); G02B 6/4477 (2013.01); G02B 6/4453 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for installing a fiber optic apparatus into a telecommunications cabinet that is configured to house copper electronic equipment, the method comprising:
removing a door from the telecommunications cabinet;
mounting the fiber optic apparatus in the telecommunications cabinet; and
installing a retrofit door assembly on the telecommunications cabinet, the retrofit door comprising:
a front surface;
a plurality of side walls extending from the front surface; and
a rear surface extending inward from the plurality of sidewalls, wherein the rear surface is spaced apart from the front surface and defines at least one opening into at least one cavity of the retrofit door, wherein each cavity of the at least one cavity is positioned between the front surface and the rear surface;
wherein the fiber optic apparatus and the retrofit door are configured such that when the fiber optic apparatus and the retrofit door are mounted, the at least one cavity of the retrofit door provides volume to accommodate the plurality of fiber optic panels or the fiber optic equipment that is configured to be mounted to the plurality of fiber optic panels.