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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paolo Sacchetto, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ralph T. Hofmeister, Los Altos, CA (US);
Narasinha Parasnis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ciena Corporation, Linthicum, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 ;
Abstract
A recessed cable management assembly for use in an interconnect assembly. The cable management assembly includes a cassette having a spool for receiving and retaining a length of a cable. A substrate includes an interconnect connector which is coupled to the cable. The substrate includes a cut-out sized to receive the cable management assembly such that the cable management assembly is recessed within the substrate.