Fiber optic storage module installation at user premises
US10139582B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/475
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber storage module has a base, and a wall having an opening for paying out an optical fiber from inside the module. Spool retention fingers extend from the base. One or more fingers have a first rim at a first height above the base, and one or more fingers have a second rim at a second height above the base. A fiber supply spool has a hub, and an annular support disk inside the hub which forms a third rim. The spool is movable on the retention fingers between a first position where the third rim of the support disk is captured between the first and the second rims on the retention fingers, thus allowing the spool to turn when fiber is unwound, and (b) a second position where the spool engages one or more bosses formed on the module base to lock the spool from further rotation.
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