Systems for stacking modular fiber optic cabinets, and related devices, components, and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9632269-B1
Application number	US-201514951612-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 25, 2015
Priority date	Nov 25, 2015
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A modular fiber optic cabinet system comprises a fiber optic cabinet and a transition skirt. The fiber optic cabinet comprises a cabinet top support portion, a cabinet bottom support portion, a pair of cabinet sidewalls extending therebetween, and a pair of downwardly extending cabinet flange portions. The transition skirt comprises a skirt top support portion, a skirt bottom support portion, a pair of skirt side walls extending therebetween, and a pair of downwardly extending skirt flange portions. The skirt bottom support portion of the transition skirt is configured to matingly engage with the top support portion of the fiber optic cabinet such that the skirt flange portions of the transition skirt cover respective portions of the cabinet side walls. The skirt top support portion of the transition skirt is similarly configured to matingly engage with the cabinet bottom support portion of the fiber optic cabinet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A modular fiber optic cabinet system comprising:
a fiber optic cabinet comprising:
a cabinet top support portion;
a cabinet bottom support portion configured to be supported by a base;
a pair of cabinet side walls each extending between the cabinet top support portion and the cabinet bottom support portion, each cabinet side wall having a plurality of apertures therethrough;
a pair of cabinet flange portions each having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, each cabinet flange portion extending downwardly from the cabinet bottom support portion,

a transition skirt comprising:
a skirt top support portion;
a skirt bottom support portion;
a pair of skirt side walls each extending between the skirt top support portion and the skirt bottom support portion, each skirt side wall having a plurality of apertures therethrough;
a pair of skirt flange portions each having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, each skirt flange portion extending downwardly from the skirt bottom support portion,
wherein the transition skirt is configured to matingly engage with the top support portion of the fiber optic cabinet such that when the transition skirt is engaged with the top support portion, the skirt flange portions of the transition skirt cover respective portions of the cabinet side walls, and the plurality of apertures of the skirt flange portions are aligned with the plurality of apertures of the cabinet side walls, and
wherein the transition skirt is configured to matingly engage with the cabinet bottom support portion of the fiber optic cabinet such that when the transition skirt is engaged with the cabinet bottom support portion, the cabinet flange portions of the fiber optic cabinet cover respective portions of the skirt side walls, and the plurality of apertures of the cabinet flange portions are aligned with the plurality of apertures of the skirt side walls.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the skirt bottom support portion of the transition skirt comprises a pair of skirt ledge portions extending toward each other, each skirt ledge portion extending between a respective skirt side wall and a respective skirt flange portion.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein a distance between the skirt flange portions of the transition skirt is substantially equal to a width of the cabinet top support portion of the fiber optic cabinet.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the cabinet bottom support portion of the fiber optic cabinet comprises a pair of cabinet ledge portions extending away from each other, each cabinet ledge portion extending between a respective cabinet side wall and a respective cabinet flange portion.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein a distance between the cabinet flange portions of the fiber optic cabinet is substantially equal to a width of the skirt top support portion of the transition skirt.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the cabinet bottom support portion of the fiber optic cabinet comprises a pair of cabinet ledge portions extending away from each other, each cabinet ledge portion extending between a respective cabinet side wall and a respective cabinet flange portion.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein a distance between the skirt flange portions of the transition skirt is less than a distance between the cabinet flange portions of the fiber optic cabinet.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic cabinet comprises a first fiber optic cabinet and a second fiber optic cabinet.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a base comprising:
a base bottom support portion configured to be supported by a support surface;
a base top support portion; and
a pair of base side walls each extending between the base top support portion and the base bottom support portion, each base side wall having a plurality of apertures therethrough;
wherein the base is configured to matingly engage with the cabinet bottom support portion of the fiber optic cabinet such that when the base is engaged with the cabinet bottom support portion, the cabinet flange portions of the fiber optic cabinet cover the respective portions of the base side walls, and the plurality of apertures of the cabinet flange portions are aligned with the plurality of apertures of the base side walls.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a top cover comprising:
a cover portion; and
a pair of cover flange portions each having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, each cover flange portion extending downwardly from the skirt bottom support portion,
wherein the top cover is configured to matingly engage with the top support portion of the fiber optic cabinet such that when the top cover is engaged with the top support portion, the cover flange portions of the top cover cover the respective portions of the cabinet side walls, and the plurality of apertures of the cover flange portions are aligned with the plurality of apertures of the cabinet side walls.

11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners, each fastener configured to extend through at least one of the skirt flange portions of the transition skirt and at least one of the plurality of apertures of the cabinet side walls of the fiber optic cabinet to fasten the skirt flange portions of the transition skirt to the cabinet side walls of the fiber optic cabinet.

12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners, each fastener configured to extend through at least one of the cabinet flange portions of the fiber optic cabinet and at least one of the plurality of apertures of the skirt side walls of the transition skirt to fasten the cabinet flange portions of the fiber optic cabinet to the skirt side walls of the transition skirt.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of apertures of each of the skirt side walls of the transition skirt are arranged in a first pattern, and the plurality of apertures of each of the skirt flange portions of the transition skirt are arranged in a second pattern different from the first pattern.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of apertures of each of the cabinet side walls of the fiber optic cabinet are arranged in a second pattern, and the plurality of apertures of each of the cabinet flange portions of the fiber optic cabinet are arranged in the first pattern.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic cabinet comprises a top aperture in the cabinet top support portion and a bottom aperture in the cabinet bottom support portion.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the transition skirt defines an interior cavity configured to:
communicate with the top aperture of the cabinet top support portion of the fiber optic cabinet when the fiber optic cabinet is engaged with the bottom support portion of the transition skirt; and
communicate with the bottom aperture of the cabinet bottom support portion of the fiber optic cabinet when the fiber optic cabinet is engaged with the top support portion of the transition skirt.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transition skirt further comprises an overhang portion configured to permit airflow between the overhang portion of the transition skirt and the cabinet top support portion of the fiber optic cabinet when the fiber optic cabinet is engaged with the bottom support portion of the transition skirt.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transition skirt further comprises:
a skirt front wall extending between the skirt side walls of the transition skirt;
a skirt rear wall comprising an apert

Assignees

• Corning Optical Communications LLC

Inventors

• Galvan Mijangos Cesar Alberto
• Garcia Sergio Sanchez

Classifications

• G02B6/4446 Primary

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• G02B6/445

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