Automatic sealing mechanism for optical interconnection units
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having a wall, said wall having an aperture defined therein for receiving at least one optical fiber; and
a biased door slidable across the aperture and adapted to cover a portion of said aperture not occupied by said at least one optical fiber when the at least one optical fiber is positioned between the biased door and an edge of the aperture.
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Abstract
Optical fiber closure having a biased door adapted to cover a portion of an aperture not occupied by an optical fiber. The optical fiber closure has a wall. The wall has an aperture defined therein for receiving optical fibers. The wall also has a biased door adapted to cover a portion of the aperture not occupied by optical fibers.
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14 Claims
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having a wall, said wall having an aperture defined therein for receiving at least one optical fiber; and
a biased door slidable across the aperture and adapted to cover a portion of said aperture not occupied by said at least one optical fiber when the at least one optical fiber is positioned between the biased door and an edge of the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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7. Apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a wall, said wall having an aperture defined therein for receiving at least one optical fiber; and
a biased door slidable across the aperture and adapted to cover a portion of said aperture not occupied by said at least one optical fiber when the at least one optical fiber is positioned between the biased door and an edge of the aperture, wherein said biased door comprises a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being in communication with a pliable housing adapted to expand in response to receiving a gas.
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12. An optical fiber closure, comprising:
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a housing having a wall, said wall having an aperture defined therein adapted to receive at least one optical fiber; and
a biased door slidable across the aperture and adapted to cover a portion of said aperture not occupied by said at least one optical fiber when the at least one optical fiber is positioned between the biased door and an edge of the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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