Optical fiber slack storage tray for a distribution cabinet
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1. A cable storage system comprising:
- a fixture;
a plurality of slack storage trays mounted to the fixture, each slack storage tray including a bottom wall, an outer wall extending from the bottom wall, and an inner wall defining a cable path for holding multiple loops of cable positioned around an axis perpendicular to the bottom wall; and
a cable termination area arranged adjacent the slack storage trays, the cable termination area including a plurality of horizontal rows of adapters, each adapter defining a connection axis for receiving a connecter, the connection axes of the adapters of each horizontal row arranged in a horizontal plane parallel to the bottom walls of the slack storage trays, wherein each horizontal row of adapters is slidable along the horizontal plane relative to the slack storage trays.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a slack storage tray for managing slack associated with fiber terminations in a distribution cabinet. The storage tray includes a base defining a cable pathway for storing multiple loops of a cable. A hinged cover further defines a cable pathway for managing the cable.
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1. A cable storage system comprising:
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a fixture; a plurality of slack storage trays mounted to the fixture, each slack storage tray including a bottom wall, an outer wall extending from the bottom wall, and an inner wall defining a cable path for holding multiple loops of cable positioned around an axis perpendicular to the bottom wall; and a cable termination area arranged adjacent the slack storage trays, the cable termination area including a plurality of horizontal rows of adapters, each adapter defining a connection axis for receiving a connecter, the connection axes of the adapters of each horizontal row arranged in a horizontal plane parallel to the bottom walls of the slack storage trays, wherein each horizontal row of adapters is slidable along the horizontal plane relative to the slack storage trays. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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