Cable guide for fiber termination block

A fiber optic connector assembly comprising:

• a fixture having a first end and a second end;
• a plurality of signal transmission modules mounted on the fixture with each of the modules movably mounted on the fixture for movement along a line of travel, each one of the modules including a plurality of adapters for holding a fiber optic connector, each one of the adapters movable with one of the modules along the line of travel, each adapter defining a longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to the line of travel of the respective module, the longitudinal axes extending parallel to one another between the front end and the back end of the fixture;
• a cable fanning device including a series of spaced arcuate cable guides, each arcuate cable guide having a linear body extending transversely to the longitudinal axes and parallel to the lines of travel, the linear body having a curved outer surface, the arcuate cable guides positioned such that each of the cables connected to a first side of the modules extends from the adapters in the modules to the curved body of one of the arcuate cable guides and passes into a cable channel on the first end of the fixture;
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• a cable management divider mounted to the arcuate cable guides for organizing the cables extending from the modules across the cable guides and into the cable channel such that a plurality of the cable guides are divided into cable guiding sections, wherein cables extending from higher located modules are directed so as not to overlay upon and interfere with the movement of cables extending lower located modules when the fixture is mounted so that the longitudinal axes and the line of travel are horizontal.

An optical fiber distribution frame comprising:

• a support structure defining a vertical support;
• a plurality of fiber optic connector assemblies mounted on the vertical support in a single row, each fiber optic assembly including:
• a fixture having a first end and a second end;
• a plurality of signal transmission modules mounted on the fixture with each of the modules movably mounted on the fixture for movement along a line of travel, each one of the modules including a plurality of adapters for holding a fiber optic connector, each one of the adapters movable with one of the modules along the line of travel, each adapter defining a longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to the line of travel of the respective module, the longitudinal axes extending parallel to one another between the front end and the back end of the fixture;
• a cable fanning device including a series of spaced arcuate cable guides, each arcuate cable guide having a linear body extending transversely to the longitudinal axes and parallel to the lines of travel, the linear body having a curved outer surface, the arcuate cable guides positioned such that each of the cables connected to a first side of the modules extends from the adapters in the modules to the curved body of one of the arcuate cable guides and passes into a cable channel on the first end of the fixture;
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• a cable management divider mounted to the arcuate cable guides for organizing the cables extending from the modules across the cable guides and into the cable channel such that a plurality of the cable guides are divided into cable guiding sections, wherein cables extending from higher located modules are directed so as not to overlay upon and interfere with the movement of cables extending lower located modules when the fixture is mounted so that the longitudinal axes and the line of travel are horizontal.

A cable management divider for mounting on a fiber optic connection assembly, the divider comprising:

• a body including a first curved end and a second end oppositely positioned from the first end, the body including a first major surface and an opposite second major surface, the major surfaces extending between the first and second ends, at least one of the major surfaces being shaped to direct cables located adjacent to the divider into a further cable management device;
• a first mounting clip attached to the cable management divider proximate the first curved end, the first mounting clip sized and shaped to engage a curved surface of an arcuate cable guide;
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• a second mounting clip attached to the cable management divider body, the second mounting clip sized and shaped to engage an edge of an arcuate cable guide.

A cable trough system for an optical fiber distribution frame, the optical fiber distribution frame comprising:

• a support structure defining a vertical support;
• a plurality of fiber optic connector assemblies each having a rear end adjacent the support structure and extending generally perpendicular from the support structure to a front end, the assemblies having sides between the rear and front ends with fiber optic connection locations positioned within the sides and the front and rear ends;
• the assemblies secured to the support structure with a first plurality of assemblies mounted in a generally vertical array on a first side of said support structure and a second plurality of assemblies mounted in a generally vertical array on a second side of the support structure;
• a plurality of cable management troughs mounted to the support structure adjacent to a lower end of each of the assemblies, the cable management troughs having a front end and a rear end and extending beneath and along the entirety of the assemblies, the troughs having an open top and configured to have an interior surface defined by a bottom wall and opposed vertical side walls;
• the troughs also having an opening on one side adjacent to the assemblies to permit cables from the assemblies to pass into the trough, an opening on an opposite of the trough to permit cables from the trough to pass out of the trough and extend down a vertical cableway defined within the support structure, and the trough being open-ended at the front end and the rear end to permit cables from the assemblies to pass out of the trough and extend downward, with each of the side openings and the front and rear openings having a curved lower surface extending from the bottom of the trough downward to prevent the cables extending downward from violating bend radius requirements;
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• the interior surface of the troughs having a surface resistant to sliding movement of the cables within each of the troughs.