Holding for optical fiber splice couplings
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1. A splice holder for holding splice couplings of fiber optic members, comprising:
- a member of resilient material having top and bottom major surfaces and including opposed end faces, and a plurality of at least first channels defined into said top surface and extending between said opposed end faces, each of said first channels having at least a depth and width equivalent to the diameter of a single-fiber splice coupling and having a first constriction at an entrance thereto along said top surface of less width than said diameter.
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Abstract
A splice holder (24) having first channels (70) having upper and lower portions (80,82) separated by a constriction (76) with each portion adapted to hold a respective single-fiber splice coupling (84) . Second channels (90) have a large diameter adapted to hold a multi-fiber mass fusion splice coupling (94) used with ribbon cable. Both the first and second channels (70,90) having constrictions along their entrances of less width than a splice coupling (84,94) to be inserted thereinto. Splice holder (24) may be adhered to a bottom wall (14) of a splice tray (10).
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1. A splice holder for holding splice couplings of fiber optic members, comprising:
a member of resilient material having top and bottom major surfaces and including opposed end faces, and a plurality of at least first channels defined into said top surface and extending between said opposed end faces, each of said first channels having at least a depth and width equivalent to the diameter of a single-fiber splice coupling and having a first constriction at an entrance thereto along said top surface of less width than said diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A fiber optic splice tray, comprising:
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a tray member including a bottom wall, opposed side walls and opposed end walls; and a splice holder for holding splice couplings of fiber optic members and secured to said bottom wall between said opposed end walls and said opposed side walls, comprising; a member of resilient material having top and bottom major surfaces and including opposed end faces, and a plurality of at least first channels defined into said top surface and extending between said opposed end faces, each of said first channels having at least a depth and width equivalent to the diameter of a single-fiber splice coupling and having a first constriction at an entrance thereto along said top surface of less width than said diameter. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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