Optical fiber slack storage tray for a distribution cabinet

• US 20070092195A1
• Filed: 12/13/2006
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Incorporated (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Vongseng, Soutsada, Holmberg, Matthew, Solheid, James
• Granted Patent: US 7,295,747 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4452 Distribution frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44526 Panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44528 Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box routing arrangements H04Q1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4454 with splices

Abstract

The present invention relates to a slack storage tray for managing slack associated with fiber terminations in a distribution cabinet. The storage tray includes a base defining a cable pathway for storing multiple loops of a cable. A hinged cover further defines a cable pathway for managing the cable.

Claims

1. A cable storage system comprising:

a fixture;

a plurality of slack storage trays mounted to the fixture, each slack storage tray including a bottom wall, an outer wall extending from the bottom wall, and an inner wall defining a cable path for holding multiple loops of cable positioned around an axis perpendicular to the bottom wall;

a cable termination area including a plurality of rows of adapters, each adapter defining a connection axis for receiving a connecter, wherein the connection axis of each adapter extends generally parallel to the bottom walls, wherein the rows of adapters are slidable relative to the slack storage trays.

2. The cable storage system of claim 1, wherein the slack storage trays and the rows of adapters are positioned horizontally, further comprising a cable manager for directing cables in a vertical direction extending from the rows of adapters.

3. The cable storage system of claim 2, wherein the adapters are mounted to a side wall of the fixture, and wherein the slack storage trays are mounted to a back wall of the fixture, wherein the side wall and the back wall are generally perpendicular to one another.

4. The cable storage system of claim 3, further comprising a plurality of splitter modules wherein cables extending from the splitter modules are managed by the cable manager and extend to the rows of adapters.