Optical fibre splice case
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1. An optical fibre assembly for enclosing a splice between optical fibre cables, comprising:
- means for securing the optical fibre splice;
means for accommodating a loop of fibre, the accommodating means including at least one substantially flat fibre organizing tray;
means for engaging a recoverable article that can be recovered to form an environmental seal that completely surrounds the tray; and
a recoverable article recovered so as to completely surround the accommodating means while maintaining the tray in a substantially flat attitude.
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Abstract
Two optical fibres are spliced together, and the splice and a loop of fibre organized in an organizer, for example by securing the splice in a projection (11) and accommodating the loop in a tray (12). The organizer also comprises an engagement means for example cylindrical extensions (13) into engagement with which a heat recoverable sleeve (not shown) surrounding the organizer and splice can be recovered to enclose the splice.
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1. An optical fibre assembly for enclosing a splice between optical fibre cables, comprising:
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means for securing the optical fibre splice; means for accommodating a loop of fibre, the accommodating means including at least one substantially flat fibre organizing tray; means for engaging a recoverable article that can be recovered to form an environmental seal that completely surrounds the tray; and a recoverable article recovered so as to completely surround the accommodating means while maintaining the tray in a substantially flat attitude. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of enclosing a splice between optical fibre cables, comprising the steps of:
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organizing the splice and a loop of fibre on an organizer, said organizer comprising at least one substantially flat fibre organizing tray and means for engaging a recoverable article that can be recovered to form an environmental seal that completely surrounds the organizer; completely surrounding the organizer with the recoverable article; and recovering the article so as to maintain the tray in a substantially flat attitude. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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