Butt closures and organizer assemblies therefor
AssigneeAFL Telecommunications LLC
InventorMatthew Beymer
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Abstract
A fiber optic closure is provided, including a base insertable at least partially into the interior of the closure. A bracket assembly includes a plurality of hinge assemblies along a transverse axis. A connector shaft connects an organizer assembly and the base together. The organizer assembly includes a main body extending between a front and a rear, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The main body includes a base panel extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall and from the front to the rear. An upper retention tab extends from one or more of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, or a front wall of the main body. A lower retention tab extends from one or more walls and is positioned proximate along a transverse axis to the base panel relative to the upper retention tab.
Claims18
A fiber optic closure, the closure comprising:
- a base insertable at least partially into an interior of the closure;
- a basket extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end forms an open end such that one or more cables extends into the interior of the closure along the longitudinal axis, and the second end forms a closed end;
- a bracket assembly extending along a transverse axis from the basket, the bracket assembly comprising a plurality of hinge assemblies along the transverse axis;
- a fiber optic organizing system rotatably and removably connectable to the bracket assembly between the hinge assemblies, the organizing system extending along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end and extending along a lateral axis between a first sidewall and a second sidewall, wherein a plurality of pairs of retention tabs comprises an upper retention tab and a lower retention tab, the upper retention tab extending along the lateral axis from one or more of the first sidewall or the second sidewall, and the lower retention tab extending from the first sidewall or the second sidewall proximate along the transverse axis to the base panel relative to the upper retention tab, wherein each pair of retention tabs comprises the upper retention tab offset along the longitudinal axis to a respective lower retention tab;
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- a connector shaft extending from the first end along the longitudinal axis, the connector shaft connecting the organizing system and the base together.
A fiber optic closure, the fiber optic closure comprising:
- a base insertable at least partially into an interior of the closure;
- a basket extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end forms an open end such that one or more cables extends into the interior of the closure along the longitudinal axis, and the second end forms a closed end;
- a bracket assembly extending along a transverse axis from the basket, the bracket assembly comprising a plurality of hinge assemblies along the transverse axis;
- an organizing system rotatably and removably connectable to the bracket assembly between the hinge assemblies, the organizing system comprising a main body, the main body including a plurality of walls separated along the longitudinal axis between a front and a rear and along the lateral axis, the main body comprising a base panel connecting the plurality of walls, wherein a plurality of pairs of retention tabs comprises an upper retention tab and a lower retention tab, the upper retention tab extending along the lateral axis from one or more of the plurality of walls, and the lower retention tab extending from one or more of the plurality of walls proximate along the transverse axis to the base panel relative to the upper retention tab, wherein each pair of retention tabs comprises the upper retention tab offset along the longitudinal axis to a respective lower retention tab, the organizing system comprising an adapter module comprising a leg corresponding to a respective mount opening formed at the base panel, wherein the adapter module is receivable by the mount opening at the base panel, and wherein the adapter module comprises a laterally extending adapter wall, wherein the adapter wall forms a slot extending along the transverse axis configured to receive an adapter insert;
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- a connector shaft extending from the first end along the longitudinal axis, the connector shaft connecting the organizing system and the base together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.