Splice closure and fibre organiser device
First Claim
1. A splice closure and fibre organiser device comprising a substantially elongate body and a foldable organiser tray having holding members for accommodating at least one fibre splice and/or length(s) of excess fibre, the tray having a plurality of fold lines defining individual strips connected end to end and being capable of being wrapped around at least part of the body, into a generally cylindrical or part cylindrical shape, to close or partially close the closure, with the holding members on the inside of the closure.
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Abstract
A splice closure and fiber organizer device (10) comprises a substantially elongate body 5 member (12), closure member (16) and a foldable organizer tray (14) for accommodating at least one fiber splice and/or length(s) of excess fiber. The organizer tray which includes a plurality of fold lines (21) provided by respective living hinges is capable of being wrapped around part of the bodymember, into a generally cylindrical or part cylindrical shape, to close or partially close the closure. The fold lines enable the organizer tray to be folded into an extra 10 dimension, from a flat planar structure into a generally cylindrical or part cylindrical shape. This enables the closure to be more compact without compromising the bend control radius characteristics of the organizer tray. By restricting the minimum bend radius of the organizer to that of the fiber to be used bend control of installed fiber can be readily achieved. The device is particularly suitable for use in FTTX applications.
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33 Claims
- 1. A splice closure and fibre organiser device comprising a substantially elongate body and a foldable organiser tray having holding members for accommodating at least one fibre splice and/or length(s) of excess fibre, the tray having a plurality of fold lines defining individual strips connected end to end and being capable of being wrapped around at least part of the body, into a generally cylindrical or part cylindrical shape, to close or partially close the closure, with the holding members on the inside of the closure.
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17. A fiber closure, comprising:
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a substantially elongate body; and a foldable organizer tray for accommodating at least one fiber, the tray having a plurality of fold lines defining individual strips connected end to end and being capable of being wrapped around at least part of the body to at least partially close the closure, wherein the foldable organizer tray is foldable into a generally cylindrical or part cylindrical shape. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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- 21. A splice closure and fibre organiser device comprising a substantially elongate body and a foldable organiser tray for accommodating at least one fibre splice and/or length(s) of excess fibre, the tray having a plurality of fold lines defining individual strips connected end to end, wherein the body comprises at least one cable termination retention means for securing incoming/outgoing cables with respect to the body and the organiser tray being capable of being wrapped around part of the body on one side thereof into a generally cylindrical or part cylindrical shape, to close or partially close the closure, and the retention means being located on the other side thereof.
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31. A splice closure and fibre organiser device comprising:
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a substantially elongate body; a foldable organiser tray for accommodating at least one fibre splice and/or length(s) of excess fibre; and a closure member;
whereinthe elongate body and the closure member are positioned at opposite ends of the foldable organizer tray, and the foldable organiser tray being capable of being wrapped around, and enclose, at least part of a first side of the elongate body, and the closure member being movable to overlie a second side of the elongate body forming a closed shape. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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