Space-saving optical fiber cable closure
First Claim
1. An optical fiber cable closure, said closure comprising:
- a cover having a closed end and an open end with an axis extending from the open end to the closed end; and
a cable termination assembly which is adapted to become disposed within and secured to said cover, said cable termination assembly including;
cable entry means through which cables to be provided with connective arrangements are routed into said closure; and
optical fiber support means which extends from and is connected to said cable entry means and which has a free end adapted to be disposed adjacent to said closed end of said cover, said optical fiber support means including;
at least one organizing module which is mounted to said optical fiber support means adjacent to an outer edge of said fiber support means which is parallel to said axis such that fiber to be connected in each said module is routed in paths on said fiber support means with each of said paths having a radius of curvature which exceeds a minimum bend radius of the fiber, each said module including means for holding a plurality of optical fiber connective arrangements which may include different kinds of connective devices and which are such that the longitudinal axes of the fibers in the connective arrangements are parallel to each other and parallel to the axis of the closure, said optical fiber support means being capable of holding a plurality of organizing modules in stacked relationship to one another.
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable closure (20) includes a cable termination assembly (26) and a cover (28) into which the termination assembly is inserted. The cable termination assembly includes an end plate assembly (34) through which distribution cables (21,22) to be spliced extend. From the end plate is cantilevered a distribution portion (106) which supports an optical fiber organizer (115). Mounted on the fiber organizer adjacent to a longitudinal edge thereof are a plurality of stacked organizing modules (120,120). Each module includes a plurality of nests (134-134) for receiving splicing devices such that the axes of the fibers in the devices are parallel to each other and to an axis of the closure. Optical fibers from each incoming cable are routed in individual bundles or as ribbons from the distribution portion to selected ones of the modules. The stacked organizing modules are held spaced above the fiber organizer to allow fiber to become routed therebetween thereby allowing a radius of curvature which exceeds that if the fiber had been routed between the stack of modules and an opposite longitudinal edge.
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17 Claims
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1. An optical fiber cable closure, said closure comprising:
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a cover having a closed end and an open end with an axis extending from the open end to the closed end; and a cable termination assembly which is adapted to become disposed within and secured to said cover, said cable termination assembly including; cable entry means through which cables to be provided with connective arrangements are routed into said closure; and optical fiber support means which extends from and is connected to said cable entry means and which has a free end adapted to be disposed adjacent to said closed end of said cover, said optical fiber support means including; at least one organizing module which is mounted to said optical fiber support means adjacent to an outer edge of said fiber support means which is parallel to said axis such that fiber to be connected in each said module is routed in paths on said fiber support means with each of said paths having a radius of curvature which exceeds a minimum bend radius of the fiber, each said module including means for holding a plurality of optical fiber connective arrangements which may include different kinds of connective devices and which are such that the longitudinal axes of the fibers in the connective arrangements are parallel to each other and parallel to the axis of the closure, said optical fiber support means being capable of holding a plurality of organizing modules in stacked relationship to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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