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Optical fiber splice tray with cable tray hinge

US5249252A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 1992
Grant dateSep 28, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/444
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical splice shelf (10) has optical splice trays (24, 26, 28, 30) stacked inside a frame assembly (14) slidingly withdrawable from a rear panel (12) and attached thereto with cable tray hinge (80) for maintaining no less than a minimum bend radius of optical fibers routed between the rear of the frame assembly and the rear panel; upon withdrawal, the frame assembly can be pivoted downward to expose the rear panel and the back of the frame assembly.

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