Optical distribution frames

Abstract

An optical distribution frame defining a coordinate system having a mutually orthogonal longitudinal axis, transverse axis, and lateral axis includes a body extending along the longitudinal axis between a top and a bottom, the body including a front and a rear separated from each other along the transverse axis. The front includes a central portion, a first outer portion, and a second outer portion, the first and second outer portions bordering the central portion and angled inwardly relative to the lateral axis towards each other. The optical distribution frame further includes a first patch body disposed on the first outer portion, the first patch body including a plurality of adapters, and a second patch body disposed on the second outer portion, the second patch body including a plurality of adapters.

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         25 . An optical distribution frame defining a coordinate system comprising a mutually orthogonal longitudinal axis, transverse axis, and lateral axis, comprising:
 a body extending along the longitudinal axis between a top and a bottom, the body comprising a front and a rear separated from each other along the transverse axis, the front comprising a central portion, a first outer portion, and a second outer portion, the first and second outer portions bordering the central portion and angled inwardly relative to the lateral axis towards each other;   a first removable patch module disposed on the first outer portion, the first removable patch module comprising a plurality of adapters; and   a second removable patch module disposed on the second outer portion, the second removable patch module comprising a plurality of adapters.   
     
     
         26 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 25 , further comprising a plurality of spools disposed in the central portion. 
     
     
         27 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 26 , wherein the plurality of spools comprises a plurality of first side spools disposed in a longitudinal array and a plurality of first central spools disposed in a longitudinal array. 
     
     
         28 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 27 , further comprising a bulkhead panel disposed between the plurality of first side spools and the plurality of first central spools. 
     
     
         29 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 27 , further comprising a bulkhead panel disposed between the plurality of first central spools and a central channel defined in the central portion. 
     
     
         30 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 25 , further comprising a plurality of first side spools disposed in a longitudinal array in the central portion proximate the first removable patch module and a plurality of second side spools disposed in a longitudinal array in the central portion proximate the second removable patch module. 
     
     
         31 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 25 , further comprising a plurality of first central spools disposed in a longitudinal array in the central portion and a plurality of second central spools disposed in a longitudinal array in the central portion. 
     
     
         32 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 25 , further comprising a first side bulkhead and a second side bulkhead each disposed in the central portion. 
     
     
         33 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 25 , further comprising a first central bulkhead and a second central bulkhead each disposed in the central portion, wherein a central channel is defined between the first central bulkhead and the second central bulkhead. 
     
     
         34 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 25 , wherein the first removable patch module is a plurality of first removable patch modules disposed in a longitudinal array and the second removable patch module is a plurality of second removable patch modules disposed in a longitudinal array. 
     
     
         35 . The optical distribution frame of  claim 25 , wherein the top and the bottom each define a central cutout, wherein the first outer portion, second outer portion, and central portion border the central cutouts.