Arrangement for depositing splicing cassettes for light waveguides within a cable sleeve

• US 5,341,451 A
• Filed: 07/12/1993
• Issued: 08/23/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RXS Schrumpftechnik-Garnituren GmbH
• Original Assignee: RXS Schrumpftechnik-Garnituren GmbH
• Inventors: Latte, Frank-Helge, Froehlich, Franz-Fr., Behrendt, Martin, Boscher, Georg
• Primary Examiner(s): Bovernick, Rodney B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGO, HUNG NHAT
• Application Number:
  US08/089,557
• Time in Patent Office: 407 Days
• Field of Search: 385/135, 385/134, 385/147
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4446 Cable boxes, e.g. splicing boxes with two or more multi fibre cables
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4447 with divided shells G02B6/4448 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/445 with lateral pivoting cover
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4454 with splices
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4455 characterised by the way of extraction or insertion of the cassette in the distribution frame, e.g. pivoting, sliding, rotating or gliding
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4471 Terminating devices demountable connectors G02B6/3807; Cable clamps

Abstract

An arrangement for depositing splicing cables for light waveguides within a cable sleeve provides a separate receptacle for excess length of the light waveguide leads for each of the splicing cassettes. The splicing cassettes and receptacles are respectively arranged on a carrier plate and are held in a fixing arrangement or structure so that an individual carrier plate with its respective splicing cassette can be removed without disturbing or removing the remaining carrier plates and their cassettes.

Claims

1. In an arrangement comprising depositing splicing cassettes and light waveguides within a cable sleeve, wherein a receptacle for excess length of the light waveguide leads is provided for every splicing cassette, the improvements comprising each splicing cassette and its receptacle for excess length of the light waveguide leads being arranged on a common carrier plate, the carrier plate having a U-shaped cross sectional configuration formed of a pair of legs, said legs being mounted on one side by hinges to allow opening of the legs to gain access to the interior thereof, the splicing cassette being mounted on the interior of one of the pair of legs and the receptacle being provided on the other leg, and fixing means for detachably holding each of the carrier plates so that every carrier plate can be individually moved from the fixing means with the remaining carrier plates remaining in their desired positions therein.

2. In an arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means includes an articulation for holding the carrier plate to enable a swinging movement thereof.

3. In an arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means includes a hinge to enable a swinging or pivoting of the carrier plate relative to the structure of the fixing means.