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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David J. Braga, Raleigh, NC (US);
Aditya K. Tarival, Cary, NC (US);
J. Raymon Zapatero, late of Winston Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber cable distribution shelf is disclosed which comprises at least one stack of pivotably mounted trays that each have a panel of optical adapters mounted to the front of the tray. Thus, each tray is pivotably mounted in the cable distribution shelf and can be pivoted horizontally from a position parallel to center to a forward perpendicular-to-center position for easy access to the front or rear optical fiber connectors leading to the adapters mounted on the tray.