US 12,449,623 B2
Fiber distribution systems
Walter Dean Takisaki, Spokane Valley, WA (US); Greg Hilbert, Liberty Lake, WA (US); Bryan Joseph Kioski, Spokane, WA (US); Steven Kyle Witkoe, Liberty Lake, WA (US); and Harley McAllister, Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Assigned to Amphenol Network Solutions, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed by Amphenol Network Solutions, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/307,675.
Prior Publication US 2024/0361553 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4452 (2013.01) [G02B 6/44526 (2023.05); G02B 6/44528 (2023.05); G02B 6/4457 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data communication apparatus comprising:
a chassis having a front access side and a rear side, the chassis including a rear wall disposed at the rear side;
a shelf having a surface extending from the rear wall at the rear side;
a breakout module having a front end opposite a back end, the breakout module removeably disposable at least partially in the chassis, the breakout module including:
a first adaptor disposed at the front end,
an extension member extending from the back end, the extension member configured to extend through an opening located in the rear wall of the chassis, and
a second adapter disposed in an end of the extension member;
a cable module removeably disposable on the surface of the shelf such that the cable module is not disposed in the chassis, the cable module including:
a housing having a front end opposite a back end,
a spool rotatably disposed in the housing, the spool having a first portion and a second portion, the spool being configured to hold:
a first segment of a fiber optic cable wound around the first portion to provide for feeding at least a portion of the first segment of the fiber optic cable out of the housing to a piece of telecommunication equipment, and
a second segment of the fiber optic cable disposed with the second portion to provide strain relief for the fiber optic cable,
wherein a first connector attached to an end of the first segment of the fiber optic cable is configured to connect to the piece of telecommunication equipment and,
wherein a second connector attached to an end of the second segment of the fiber optic cable is configured to connect to the second adapter disposed in the end of the extension member.