Optical fiber cable splice closure
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1. An optical fiber cable splice closure comprising:
- first and second cover members having apertured end walls and adapted to fit together to form a protective shell having a longitudinal axis;
a rigid elongated spine member having at least one end thereof a cable sheath gripping member affixed thereto;
means within said cover members for positioning said gripping members and said spine member oriented parallel to the axis of said shell to prevent longitudinal movement thereof;
sealing means located between at least one end of said spine member and an adjacent end wall through which cable to be spliced passes;
an elongated substantially planar splice tray member removably mounted on said spine member parallel thereto, said splice tray member having means for routing fibers to be spliced and/or storing excess fiber length;
splice holding means mounted on said splice tray member and oriented at an angle to said longitudinal axis of said shell, said splice holding means comprising a plurality of splice holders stacked together one on top of another, said splice tray member having means defining a space for said splice holding means and for preventing lateral movement of the splice holding means relative to said splice tray member; and
splice tray cover means removably mounted to said splice tray member, said cover means having a recessed portion therein overlaying said stacked splice holders, and means within said recess for applying pressure to said stacked splice holders in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of said splice tray member.
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Abstract
A splice closure for optical fiber cables has an outer two pan shell, an interior longitudinally extending spine member held within the shell and cable sheath gripping members mounted on the ends of the spine member. A splice tray is removably mounted on the spine member intermediate its ends, and a plurality of splice holders are stacked on the splice tray. Each splice holder has grooves for containing the individual splices and means for affixing the individual splices to the holder. A splice tray cover contains means for applying compressive force to the stack of holders to hold them in place on the splice tray.
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1. An optical fiber cable splice closure comprising:
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first and second cover members having apertured end walls and adapted to fit together to form a protective shell having a longitudinal axis; a rigid elongated spine member having at least one end thereof a cable sheath gripping member affixed thereto; means within said cover members for positioning said gripping members and said spine member oriented parallel to the axis of said shell to prevent longitudinal movement thereof; sealing means located between at least one end of said spine member and an adjacent end wall through which cable to be spliced passes; an elongated substantially planar splice tray member removably mounted on said spine member parallel thereto, said splice tray member having means for routing fibers to be spliced and/or storing excess fiber length; splice holding means mounted on said splice tray member and oriented at an angle to said longitudinal axis of said shell, said splice holding means comprising a plurality of splice holders stacked together one on top of another, said splice tray member having means defining a space for said splice holding means and for preventing lateral movement of the splice holding means relative to said splice tray member; and splice tray cover means removably mounted to said splice tray member, said cover means having a recessed portion therein overlaying said stacked splice holders, and means within said recess for applying pressure to said stacked splice holders in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of said splice tray member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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