Optical Communications Connectors
    71.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190162917A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US15716770

    申请日:2017-09-27

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/38

    摘要: In accordance with the following description, an optical communication connector includes a ferrule having retractable alignment pins that are actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. For example, the connector may include an inner housing assembly having optical fibers and an outer housing positioned over the inner housing assembly. The outer housing is shaped to be removable from the inner housing assembly, which has a movable pin clamp mechanically coupled to alignment pins for aligning the connector with another connector. The pin clamp may be slid from a first position (corresponding to a male gender) to a second position (corresponding to a female gender). Separately or in combination with changing gender, the polarity of a communication connector may be changed due to its inclusion of an asymmetric polarity-changing feature that is actuable by an installer to change a polarity of the communication connector. Such a feature may actuated by being moved from a first position to a second position relative to the communication connector.

    Ladder rack and cable cleat system
    72.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10266122B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15402394

    申请日:2017-01-10

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    发明人: Rodney G. Rouleau

    摘要: A cable cleat system that secures cables to a ladder rack. The cable cleat system includes a mounting bracket assembly with a bracket body and a floating support bracket slidably mounted to the bracket body. A metal locking tie is positioned between the floating support bracket and the mounting bracket assembly. The mounting bracket assembly is secured to a ladder rung of the ladder rack and the floating support bracket supports the cables secured to the ladder rack. The metal locking tie wraps around the cables supported by the floating support bracket. The floating support bracket and the metal locking tie slide along the bracket body for enabling thermal expansion and contraction of the cables secured to the ladder rack.

    Self-laminating rotating cable marker with breakaway portion

    公开(公告)号:US10262562B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-16

    申请号:US15262561

    申请日:2016-09-12

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    摘要: A self-laminating rotating cable marker label is constructed of a transparent film having a first adhesive area, an adhesive-free smooth area, and a second adhesive area. A print-on area forms one side of the transparent film, the print-on area adapted to receive indicia identifying the cable about which the marker label is applied. A perforation extends across the transparent film providing a line of separation of the transparent film. When wrapped around a cable, the second adhesive area overlies the print-on area such that the cable identifying indicia is visible through the transparent second adhesive area. As the transparent film is wrapped around the cable, the first adhesive area adheres to the cable. The remainder of the transparent film is rotated, breaking the perforation, whereby the smooth area of the film in contact with the cable provides smooth rotation of the label around the cable.

    Grounding Clamps and Torque-Controlled Fasteners

    公开(公告)号:US20190103683A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US16146127

    申请日:2018-09-28

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    发明人: David K. Osenga

    IPC分类号: H01R4/36 F16B2/12 H01R4/64

    摘要: Various implementations of grounding clamps and torque-controlled fasteners are disclosed. The grounding clamps may be used to attach grounding conductors to various structures, such as pipes, conduit, grounding rods etc. The torque-controlled fasteners may use various techniques to control the amount of torque applied to the fasteners used with the grounding clamps described herein.

    Thermal expansion and contraction system

    公开(公告)号:US10240393B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US15799371

    申请日:2017-10-31

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    IPC分类号: E06C7/14 H02G3/32 H02G3/04

    摘要: A thermal expansion and contraction system secures cables to a ladder rung. The thermal expansion and contraction system includes a cable grip secured to the ladder rung. The cable grip includes a protective grommet for holding cables to the ladder rung, a metal plate and wire forms to secure the protective grommet to the metal plate. The thermal expansion and contraction system also includes a cable divider secured to the ladder rung to maintaining separation of cables and a cable containment clamp secured to the ladder rung.

    Channel Equalization Enclosure
    77.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180348461A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15989968

    申请日:2018-05-25

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    IPC分类号: G02B6/44

    CPC分类号: G02B6/4452 G02B6/4457

    摘要: A channel equalization enclosure equalizes the length of cable variance with customers' equipment in a data center. The channel equalization modules serve as a connection point between cable from a financial institution and patch cords connected to customer equipment. The channel equalization enclosure includes a housing and a plurality of channel equalization modules mounted in the housing. Each channel equalization module has a spool of bulk fiber for accommodating a specified fiber length to equalize a communication channel in the data center.

    Vertical cable manager with slam-shut door

    公开(公告)号:US10141728B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-27

    申请号:US15649821

    申请日:2017-07-14

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    IPC分类号: H02G3/04

    摘要: A vertical cable manager includes a base frame and a door. The base frame has upper and lower support legs and upper and lower crossbars between the support legs. The door has retractable hinge pins at corners of the door. The crossbars have hinge rod receptacles to receive respective hinge pins and elastic latch members having a flexible arm and a catch portion. The catch portions secure the hinge pins in the hinge rod receptacles with the door closed and are deflectable through elastic deformation of the flexible arm to allow travel of the hinge pins through the hinge rod receptacles and past the catch portions when the door is moved from an open to a closed position.

    COMMUNICATION CONNECTORS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20180269638A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-20

    申请号:US15913059

    申请日:2018-03-06

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    摘要: Various implementations of communications connectors are disclosed. In some implementations, a communications connector, such as a communications plug, may include a plug body and a termination sled positioned at least partially in the plug body. The termination sled may include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a front section, a rear section, and a connecting section connecting the front section and the rear section. In some implementations, a communications cord may include a communications plug having a conductive shell and PCB assembly. The PCB assembly may include a PCB, front and rear load bars, and a shielded divider.

    Terminal block marker
    80.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10062979B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-28

    申请号:US15235408

    申请日:2016-08-12

    申请人: Panduit Corp.

    摘要: A terminal block marker designed to identify a terminal block. The terminal block marker includes a rigid base and a flexible film insert. The rigid base includes a top with a first arm having a first inwardly extending projection and a second arm having a second inwardly extending projection. The rigid base also includes a bottom with legs extending in a direction opposite the arms to hold the terminal block marker in the terminal block. A flexible film insert with identification markings is installed on the rigid base. The flexible film insert is positioned under a first projection of the first arm and rotated downward until the flexible film insert snaps under the second projection of the second arm. The first and second projections retain the flexible film insert on the rigid base to form the terminal block marker.