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Fiber optic splice enclosure

US7970249B2 · kind B2 · utility

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42References

6Claims

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Assignee

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · US

Inventors

James J. Solheid · Lakeville, US
Oscar Fernando Bran de León · Belle Plaine, US
Steven C. Zimmel · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2009
Grant date	Jun 28, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4477
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Certain example embodiments of a splice enclosure include a housing defining an opening for allowing a trunk cable to be passed through the housing. The splice enclosure also includes a splice tray stack pivotally mounted within the housing and a cable management tray that mounts within the housing beneath the splice tray stack. The management tray includes cable retention and/or securement arrangements for mechanically securing the cables to the splice enclosure.

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