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Carrier for multiple splice trays

  • US 7,113,687 B2
  • Filed: 03/03/2006
  • Issued: 09/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multi-tray splice site carrier, comprising:

  • an elongate flexible sheet, the elongate sheet folded back on itself at multiple locations to form a plurality of leaves, the leaves serving as carrier members, the carrier members being separated from each other by intermediate panels, each of the carrier members being configured to receive a splice tray mounted on a front side thereof, each of the carrier members being pivotable about a respective pivot axis defined by a living hinge between an access position, in which the front side of the carrier member faces in a first direction, such that the splice tray is presented for access to splice sites thereon, and a non-access position that is at least partially inverted from the access position, in which a rear side of the carrier member is presented and the splice site tray is not accessible;

    wherein when all of the plurality of carrier members are in the access position, at least some of the carrier members are in stacked, generally parallel relationship, and when all of the carrier members are in the non-access position, at least some of the carrier members are in stacked, generally parallel relationship, and wherein the carrier members can be rotated individually from the access position to the non-access position to provide access to any of the carrier members.

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