Splice holder device

US7558459B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

• James B. Carpenter · Austin, US
• Douglas P. Hills · Cedar Park, US
• Chansool Park · Atlanta, US
• Donald K. Larson · Cedar Park, US
• Paul N. Winberg · Rollingwood, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 2008
• Grant date: Jul 7, 2009
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/44528
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A splice holder device includes a tray mountable in a telecommunications closure, the tray including a splice mounting mechanism configured to receive a splice device. The splice holder device also includes first and second fiber clamps disposed on the tray, wherein the first and second fiber clamps are each configured to releasably secure a buffered portion of an optical fiber. The tray can include a single splice device, such as a mechanical splice, mounted therein or can include a plurality of splice devices mounted therein. The splice holder device can be configured to be securedly mounted in a telecommunications enclosure.