IP Library Granted Patent US 12,345,938
Granted Patent B2
US 12,345,938 · App. 18/640,099 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Fiber optic tray systems

Inventor: Lou Guzzo (Inman, SC)
Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
G02B6/4452G02B6/4441G02B6/4454
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Patent No.
US 12,345,938
App. No.
18/640,099
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fiber optic tray system includes a tray. The tray includes a tray body, the tray body extending along a longitudinal axis between a front and a rear and extending along a lateral axis between a first side and a second side. The tray further includes a plurality of alignment rails, each of the plurality of alignment rails protruding from the tray body along a transverse axis. The tray further includes a plurality of retainer features disposed at the rear of the tray body. The fiber optic tray system further includes a fiber optic module, the fiber optic module including an outer housing and at least one retainment feature. The at least one retainment feature is interfaced with at least one of the plurality of retainer features to retain the fiber optic module on the tray.

Claims (24)

1. A fiber optic tray system for accommodating a plurality of fiber optic modules, at least two of the plurality of fiber optic modules having different relative widths as compared to one another, each of the plurality of fiber optic modules comprising an outer housing and at least one alignment channel defined in the outer housing, the fiber optic tray system comprising:

an enclosure defining a transverse axis, a longitudinal axis, and a lateral axis;

a tray housed in the enclosure and independently moveable relative to the enclosure, the tray comprising:

a tray body; and

a plurality of alignment rails protruding from the tray body, the plurality of alignment rails spaced apart from each other,

wherein the tray is configured for aligning the plurality of fiber optic modules in a plurality of relative configurations.

2. The fiber optic tray system of claim 1 , wherein the tray is independently moveable along the longitudinal axis.

3. The fiber optic tray system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of alignment rails are spaced apart from each other along the lateral axis.

4. The fiber optic tray system of claim 1 , wherein the tray further comprises at least one cutout defined in the tray body.

5. The fiber optic tray system of claim 1 , wherein the tray body is formed from sheet metal.

6. The fiber optic tray system of claim 1 , wherein the tray further comprises a plurality of fiber management features, each of the plurality of fiber management features located at the front of the tray.

7. The fiber optic tray system of claim 1 , wherein the tray further comprises a plurality of alignment clips.

8. The fiber optic tray system of claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of alignment clips is aligned with one of the plurality of alignment rails.

9. A fiber optic tray system for accommodating a plurality of fiber optic modules, at least two of the plurality of fiber optic modules having different relative widths as compared to one another, each of the plurality of fiber optic modules comprising an outer housing and at least one alignment channel defined in the outer housing, the fiber optic tray system comprising:

an enclosure defining a transverse axis, a longitudinal axis, and a lateral axis;

a body defined in the enclosure; and

a plurality of alignment rails protruding from the body, the plurality of alignment rails spaced apart from each other,

wherein the body is configured for aligning the plurality of fiber optic modules in a plurality of relative configurations.

10. The fiber optic tray system of claim 9 , further comprising a tray housed in the enclosure, and wherein the body is a tray body.

11. The fiber optic tray system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of alignment rails are spaced apart from each other along the lateral axis.

12. The fiber optic tray system of claim 9 , wherein the tray further comprises at least one cutout defined in the body.

13. The fiber optic tray system of claim 9 , wherein the body is formed from sheet metal.

14. The fiber optic tray system of claim 9 , wherein the body further comprises a plurality of alignment clips.

15. The fiber optic tray system of claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of alignment clips is aligned with one of the plurality of alignment rails.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: GUZZO, LOU
To: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 067160/0956 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18123162 · Mar 17, 2023
Continuation 17895474 · Aug 25, 2022
Continuation 17885107 · Aug 10, 2022
Continuation 17718610 · Apr 12, 2022
Continuation 17172884 · Feb 10, 2021
Continuation 16448699 · Jun 21, 2019
Provisional Application 62827291 · Apr 1, 2019
Related Publication 20240264401A1 · Aug 8, 2024
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