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Fiber optic splice tray

  • US 5,835,657 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1996
  • Issued: 11/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fiber optic splice tray for storing spliced ends of optical fibers from a first and a second buffer tube, each of which includes a plurality of optical fibers, the splice tray comprising:

  • a generally elongate casing having two generally parallel side walls, first and second end walls and a generally planar base, said side walls and said end walls extending substantially perpendicularly to said base and having free edges defining generally a plane formed with optical fiber retaining means projecting inwardly therefrom and spaced from said base for receiving and retaining lengths of optical fibers positioned along said side walls and said end walls; and

    at least one of the following, none of which mechanically interferes with the other when a plurality of splice trays is installed and stacked in a closure, although each is present on the splice tray;

    a lateral pivot assembly integrally formed at a first end of the casing proximate a first end of each side wall to permit a first splice tray to pivot about an axis formed at a first end of a second splice tray, wherein said lateral pivot assembly has an open position and a closed position;

    a longitudinal hinge assembly integrally formed with a first side wall of the casing to permit a first splice tray to pivot about an axis formed at the first side wall of a second splice tray, wherein the longitudinal hinge assembly has an open position and a closed position;

    an alignment boss integrally formed in the base and extending generally perpendicularly from the base, the alignment boss having an alignment sleeve adapted to receive an alignment guide;

    a buffer tube receiving channel comprising a portion of the base, a buffer tube retainer secured to the base, and a channel wall integrally formed with the base proximate an end wall and rising perpendicular from the base parallel with the side walls to substantially the same height as the retaining means, wherein a buffer tube may be resiliently retained in the buffer tube receiving channel;

    an insert assembly having an insert for dressing an optical fiber splice and having an insert retention socket integrally formed as an aperture in the base adapted to receive the insert assembly;

    an insert assembly having an insert for retaining an optical fiber splice and having an insert retention socket integrally formed as an aperture in the base adapted to receive the insert assembly; and

    an interlocking assembly having a tongue integrally formed as a coplanar extension of the sidewall and a groove integrally formed in the side wall directly beneath the tongue and adapted to receive a tongue from a corresponding splice tray.

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