Splice chip device
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1. A splice tray arrangement, comprising:
- a) a tray having a splice chip mounting location, the mounting location being defined by a tray mounting location surface;
b) a splice chip positioned at the mounting location, the splice chip including a plurality of splice holding arms extending in a direction transverse to said tray mounting location surface; and
c) a mounting arrangement that secures the splice chip to the tray at the mounting location, the mounting arrangement including;
i) interlocking guides provided on each of the splice chip and the tray, the interlocking guide provided on the splice chip extending outward from one of a first end and a second end of the splice chip, the interlocking guide provided on the tray including at least a first track configured to receive the interlocking guide of the splice chip; and
ii) flexible tabs located within said tray mounting location surface of the tray, the flexible tabs being arranged to prevent lateral movement of the splice chip when the splice chip is positioned at the mounting location.
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Abstract
A splice tray arrangement including a tray and a splice chip. The splice chip includes a plurality of arms that define channels for holding splice elements. The arms include retaining structure for retaining a splice element in both of either one of an upper region and a lower region of a channel. The splice tray arrangement also includes a mounting arrangement for securing the splice chip to the tray at a mounting location. The mounting arrangement includes sliding interlock guides disposed on each of the splice chip and the tray. The mounting arrangement further includes flexible tabs arranged to prevent lateral movement of the splice chip when positioned at the mounting location.
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1. A splice tray arrangement, comprising:
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a) a tray having a splice chip mounting location, the mounting location being defined by a tray mounting location surface; b) a splice chip positioned at the mounting location, the splice chip including a plurality of splice holding arms extending in a direction transverse to said tray mounting location surface; and c) a mounting arrangement that secures the splice chip to the tray at the mounting location, the mounting arrangement including; i) interlocking guides provided on each of the splice chip and the tray, the interlocking guide provided on the splice chip extending outward from one of a first end and a second end of the splice chip, the interlocking guide provided on the tray including at least a first track configured to receive the interlocking guide of the splice chip; and ii) flexible tabs located within said tray mounting location surface of the tray, the flexible tabs being arranged to prevent lateral movement of the splice chip when the splice chip is positioned at the mounting location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of mounting a splice chip to a splice tray, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) sliding a planar bottom surface of the splice chip in a lateral direction along a mounting surface of the splice tray without deflecting the splice chip; b) engaging interlocking guides of the splice chip with corresponding interlocking guides of the splice tray to secure the splice chip in relation to the splice tray; c) flexing a first tab from a first position to a second position flush with the mounting surface while sliding the splice chip in the lateral direction; and d) contacting a stop that prevents the splice chip from further sliding in the lateral direction. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of mounting a splice chip to a splice tray, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) sliding a planar bottom surface of the splice chip in a lateral direction along a mounting surface of the splice tray without deflecting the splice chip; b) engaging interlocking guides of the splice chip with corresponding interlocking guides of the splice tray to secure the splice chip in relation to the splice tray; and c) flexing a first tab from a first position to a second position flush with the mounting surface while sliding the splice chip in the lateral direction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A splice tray arrangement, comprising:
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a) a tray having a splice chip mounting location; b) a splice chip positioned at the mounting location, the splice chip including a plurality of splice holding arms; and c) a mounting arrangement that secures the splice chip to the tray at the mounting location, the mounting arrangement including; i) interlocking guides provided on each of the splice chip and the tray, the interlocking guide provided on the splice chip extending outward from one of a first end and a second end of the splice chip, the interlocking guide provided on the tray including at least a first track configured to receive the interlocking guide of the splice chip; and ii) flexible tabs provided on one of the tray and the splice chip, the flexible tabs being arranged to prevent lateral movement of the splice chip when the splice chip is positioned at the mounting location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A splice tray arrangement, comprising:
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a) a tray having a splice chip mounting location; b) a splice chip positioned at the mounting location, the splice chip including a plurality of splice holding arms; and c) a mounting arrangement that secures the splice chip to the tray at the mounting location, the mounting arrangement including; i) interlocking guides provided on each of the splice chip and the tray; and ii) flexible tabs provided on one of the tray and the splice chip, the flexible tabs being arranged to prevent lateral movement of the splice chip when the splice chip is positioned at the mounting location, wherein the flexible tabs each include a ramped surface, and wherein one tab flexes to a position flush with a mounting surface of the tray while the splice chip is being positioned at the mounting location.
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16. A splice tray arrangement, comprising:
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a) a tray having a splice chip mounting location, the mounting location being defined by a tray mounting location surface; b) a splice chip positioned at the mounting location, the splice chip including a plurality of splice holding arms extending in a direction transverse to said tray mounting location surface; and c) a mounting arrangement that secures the splice chip to the tray at the mounting location, the mounting arrangement including; i) interlocking guides provided on each of the splice chip and the tray; and ii) flexible tabs located within said tray mounting location surface of the tray, the flexible tabs each including a ramped surface, wherein one tab flexes to a position flush with said tray mounting location surface of the tray while the splice chip is being positioned at the mounting location, the flexible tabs being arranged to prevent lateral movement of the splice chip when the splice chip is positioned at the mounting location.
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17. A splice tray arrangement, comprising:
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a) a tray having a splice chip mounting location, the mounting location being defined by a tray mounting location surface; b) a splice chip positioned at the mounting location, the splice chip including a plurality of splice holding arms extending in a direction transverse to said tray mounting location surface; and c) a mounting arrangement that secures the splice chip to the tray at the mounting location, the mounting arrangement including; i) interlocking guides provided on each of the splice chip and the tray; and ii) flexible tabs located within said tray mounting location surface of the tray, the flexible tabs being arranged to prevent lateral movement of the splice chip when the splice chip is positioned at the mounting location, the flexible tabs further being arranged such that the splice chip can be mounted at the mounting location from opposite directions.
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