US 12,169,319 B2
Patch panel with lifting cassette removal
Zidi Ye, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US)
Filed by AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/213,378.
Application 18/213,378 is a continuation of application No. 17/568,651, filed on Jan. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,726,288.
Application 17/568,651 is a continuation of application No. 16/628,478, granted, now 11,237,348, previously published as PCT/US2019/027892, filed on Apr. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0333344 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4455 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4452 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patch panel, comprising:
a cabinet, the cabinet comprising a moveable front panel and top panel each configured to facilitate access within the cabinet;
a pair of cassette guides positioned within the cabinet, wherein at least one of the pair of cassette guides comprises a first rail and a second rail that are spaced apart along a vertical direction that is perpendicular to a lateral direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the lateral direction, the pair of cassette guides spaced along a lateral direction; and
a cassette receivable between the pair of cassette guides, the cassette slidable on the pair of cassette guides along the transverse direction, the cassette comprising a fiber optic connector at a front and a rear of the cassette.