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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Hubert Blair Beamon, Watauga, TX (US);
William Julius McPhil Giraud, Azle, TX (US);
Diana Rodriguez, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Cassettes for optical cables with a plurality of adapters for connecting external devices to the cassette. The cassettes may be hingedly connected to a drop handle that is configured to inhibit access to the plurality of adapters when in a stored position, and allows access when in an open position. The drop handle includes a channel configured to guide cables to at least one side of the cassette while maintaining their connection to the plurality of adapters. The cassettes may also include an opening configured to allow the cables to exit the drop handle on at least one side of the cassette. A flexible radius controller may be connected to the opening and is configured to flex when the cassette is removed from a housing.