Fiber management tray with restricted access region

US9588317B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA · BE

Inventors

• Roel Modest Willy Bryon · Aarschot, BE
• Bart Mattie Claessens · Hasselt, BE
• Dirk Kempeneers · Aarschot, BE
• Wouter Foulon · Leuven, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 2012
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2017
• Expiry date: Feb 6, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/2804
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A fiber management tray (20) is disclosed. The fiber management tray (20) includes a tray body (22) defining a fiber storage region (24) for storing excess optical fiber length (26). The tray body (22) also includes a splice mount (28) for mounting at least one optical splice (30). The fiber management tray (20) includes a restricted access region (32) and an unrestricted access region (34) on the tray body (22). The splice mount (28) and the fiber storage region (24) are provided at the unrestricted access region (34), and an optical splitter component (36) is provided at the restricted access region (32).